Cathia Uwamahoro
Cathia Uwamahoro (born 5 August 1993) is a Rwandan female cricket player who is well known for breaking a Guiness world record for the longest cricket net session by a woman in 2017.[1][2][3][4][5]
Early life and Education
Cathia was born in Gisozi sector located in Gasabo district of Kigali city, Cathia is the only child from her parents, (father) Mr.Corneille Rudahinyuka who died in the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi and Mrs.Thacienne Umulisa who survived with her.
She attended her Primary level education from Gasave primary school in Gisozi sector[6] and Kivugiza Primary school in Nyamirambo sector.[7] Cathia went to ESA Gikondo for her Ordinary level Education (O'level ) and later joined IPR-Nyandungu where she pursued combination of computer science.[8] Uwamahoro enrolled at the University of kigali for a Bachelor's degree of Information Technology.
Career
She begun her cricket journey in 2008 at the age of 15. After a few months, she was selected for the U19 National women cricket team for the ICC Africa Women's T-20 tournament that took place in Nairobi, Kenya.[9][10] In 2009, her performance in kenya and continuous training helped her to get selected for the U19 national team that represented Rwanda in the ICC Africa U19 Women Championship that was held in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania in 2009.
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References
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- "Cricketer Uwamahoro sets new world record". The New Times | Rwanda. 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
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- "Gasave Primary School, Kigali Province, Rwanda". rw.geoview.info. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- "City schools get science kits". The New Times | Rwanda. 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
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- "Cricket: Meet the faces behind Rwanda's flourishing women cricket". The New Times | Rwanda. 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2020-07-18.