Kigali, Rwanda (CNN) -- The small group of young men walk confidently into the gymnasium in the Rwandan capital of Kigali, sit down and casually unfasten their legs. Each prosthetic limb is of differing sizes and shapes. Some are adorned with Nike trainers, others Puma. Each is left abandoned by the wheelchairs that circle the small volleyball court drawn out on to the hard concrete surface as their owners take to the floor and artfully glide into position. It has been a tough month for the Rwandan sitting volleyball team. Every day has seen double practice sessions. They have the biggest matches of their lives to prepare for: a Sub-Saharan qualification tournament against the likes of Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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CNN talks to the Rwandan sitting volleyball team before the London Paralympics
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The team is made up largely of amputees from the 1994 genocide
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Up to a million people were killed in violence between Hutus and Tutsis
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Now soldiers who once fought against each other play on the same team
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