Irankunda yagiye yitabiriye irushanwa ryiswe “Arena Thailand Short Corse Swimming Championships 2018” aho yari mu ishuri ryo koga rya Tanyapura Sports Resort ryo muri iki gihugu. Yahagarariye iryo shuri yoherejwe n’Urugaga rw’Umukino wo koga mu Rwanda (RSF).

Ndoli Jimmy, umutoza w’ikipe y’igihugu yo koga yavuze ko Irankunda yegukanye imidali ibiri muri iryo rushanwa.

Yegukanye umudali w’ifeza (Bronze) uhabwa uwabaye uwa gatatu mu marushanwa, mu gusiganwa metero 100 za “Bunyugunyugu” (Papillo/Butterfly) akoresha amasegonda 58.24.

Byatumye ava ku mwanya wa 14 ajya ku wa 10 muri Afurika. Yari asanzwe ari uwa mbere muri “Africa Zone 3” u Rwanda rubarirwamo.

Yegukanye undi mudali w’ifeza mu gusiganwa metero 50 akoresha amasegonda 26.28 mu koga bizwi nka Bunyugunyugu, bimuvana ku mwanya wa 15 muri Afurika ajya ku wa 9. Byatumye aguma ku isonga mu Rwanda no muri Zone 3 ya Afurika.

Irankunda avuga ko afite intego yo kuzitabira isiganwa rya Tokyo adakoresheje ubutumire ahubwo abikesha amasegonda abimwemerera. Kugeza ubu amanota yo kwitabira isiganwa rya Tokyo ryo koga aragorana kuko ibihugu bigera kuri 75% bitayabona ahubwo bigakoresha itike yo gutumirwa.