NAIROBI, Kenya, January 24 – Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?
Sports royalty gathered at the Kenyatta International Convention Center on Friday night for the annual Sportsperson of the Year Awards (SOYAs), where the top performing athletes of 2022 were celebrated at the 19th edition of the event.
You’re probably used to seeing them in their game kits, boots and spikes, but on Friday they traded in their gear for glamorous suits and dresses as they came together to celebrate Kenya’s sporting crème de la crème.
Here are some of the best moments from Friday’s SOYA gala, captured by one of Kenya’s top photographers. Kelly Ayodi.
Commonwealth Games champions Beatrice Chebet (left) and Mary Moraa
Nairobi Water and Kenya National Handball Team Captain Michelle Adhiambo in her element
black on black
The Kenya Ports Authority Basketball Family
White suits her so well!
Capital FM sports editor Alex Isaboke doesn’t mess around when it comes to fashion
World champion in the 800 m Emmanuel Korir all the glamor in a suit
Collins Injera looked stylish. He was the celebrity guest.
The SOYA 2022 judging panel introduced by Chairman Chris Mbaisi, Sports Editor of The Star
Young poet Hope wowed the crowd with her brilliant doping-focused poem.
The TikTok Africa team led by Janine Anthony (left)
Former Capital FM sports editor Mutwiri Mutuota (left), Dokatu Wako from the Ministry of Sports and sports journalist Wanjiku Mwenda (right)
SOYA founder Paul Tergat with Webuye West MP Dan Wanyama, a former volleyball player.
Even the guest was moved by the height of Medina Okot
Lionesses of Kenya looking glamorous
The Nairobi Water Queens handball team
The Cereals y Frutas Nacionales men’s handball team receives its award
Ferdinand Omanyala and his wife Laventer Amutavi receive an award
Ferdinand Omanyala and Faith Kipyegon
The showman himself, Ferdinand Omanyala
From left to right: top sports editors Bismarck Mutahi (Standard), Hassan Jumaa (KTN), Mary Wavinya (KBC), Alex Isaboke (Capital FM), James Waindi (People Daily) and SJAK Chairman Chris Mbaisi (Star )
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