Kenyan tennis prodigy Angella Okutoyi was Thursday named the LG/SJAK Sports Personality of the month of July.
She rallied to win the award after beating renowned sports personalities such as the African champion and Commonwealth Games 100m gold medallist Ferdinand Omanyala.
Okutoyi, 18 became the first-ever Kenyan to win the Wimbledon Open Doubles Junior Championship on July 9 in Britain.
The Kenyan teen and her Dutch teammate Rose Marie Nijkamp edged Canadian pair of Kayla Cross and Victoria Mboko 2-1 (3-6, 6-4, 11-9) in the Junior doubles’ final on the grass courts of All England Lawn Tennis Club.
Upon winning the solo gong, Okutoyi said;
“I am truly honoured to win this award for the second time in a year and I wish to thank my partnerNijkamp for her resilience through our campaign.”
“Being nominated alongside Kenya’s long and middle-distance runners and beating them is no mean achievement. A grand slam win has always been my dream, Now it’s no longer a dream but a reality,”she said.
Nominees who made to the final list included Commonwealth Games 1500 champion Faith Kipyegon, Dennis Abukuse of Menengai Oilers.
Others were gold medallist at the 2022 World Para Powerlifting American Open Championship Helen Wawira and Winnie Kaburo Muthoni who clinched the Africa Youth Chess Championship under-8 title in Lusaka, Zambia.
Okutoyi took home a personalised trophy and an LG Nano cell TV worth 120k.
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