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One of the big dreams of President Kagame came true, because from now on it can be a stronghold not only of sports, but also of conference tourism.

The Rwanda Formula 1 Grand Prix is ​​coming

But President Kagame has much more daring plans. Arsenal is not enough, many conferences are not enough, Rwanda wants to organize the Formula 1 World Cup race soon. When I first heard this, I said that there is no such thing, although the truth is much closer than we think.

Put it this way, for now, there is no route or adequate amount of hotel available in Kigali. Of course, you don’t have to be lazy until then. For example, in 2024, the annual Formula 1 awards ceremony will be held in Kigali. This is already a big surprise, even if all this is only about exchanging an entry ticket to the closed world of Formula 1.

It’s like Rwanda, nothing is really expensive. Also playing into their hands is the fact that in nearby South Africa it has not been possible to agree on the revival of the F1 series for years, even if a ready track awaits the drivers of Kyalami. Nothing is known about the plans for the route in Rwanda, but it is certain that racing in Kigali, which is located 1,500 meters above sea level, would not be easy. But there is already an example of this, as the participants of the series compete in similar conditions in Mexico.

There will definitely be a cycling contest, the big boxing match is still uncertain

So the future of F1 remains uncertain, but it is certain that Rwanda will also host the 2025 world road cycling championship. The organization of the World Cup in Africa was promised by David Lappartient, the French president of the UCI, when he was elected in 2017. Rwanda met organizational, financial and sporting professional conditions, there is a lot of enthusiasm for cycling the that – they can count on up to a million spectators – for this reason the UCI management clearly supported the use of the capital, Kigali. So we can see that nothing is very expensive for this small country when it comes to sports. Three days ago, another comment came: sort it out Rwanda

The president of the Rwanda Boxing Association, Vick Kalisa, spoke about all this in an interview. (Right as the BK Arena and the adjacent national football stadium would be suitable for this.) What will become of this remains a mystery today, but we wouldn’t be surprised if this could be also included. roof