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<\/a><\/p>\n16 December 2011<\/p>\n
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This year’s Sports Personality of the Year awards ceremony held last Friday at the Nairobi Arboretum was the icing on the cake to an undoubtedly successful sporting season for Kenya.<\/p>\n
Just as the country’s sportsmen and women managed to conquer despite the ever growing dynamism in the sporting world, so did the panel of judges who struck the right notes to satisfy all and sundry.<\/p>\n
The country’s sportsmen and women, besides officials, coaches and federations, were recognised not only for their performances but also for their overall contributions.<\/p>\n
The support from Safaricom and National Bank, among other sponsors, has made our sportsmen and women feel recognised and wanted irrespective of what the rest of the world feels about them.<\/p>\n
Our world beating Vivian Cheruiyot, overlooked for the prestigious IAAF Athlete of the Year award, was duly recognised as our Sports Personality of the Year.<\/p>\n
Next year will present another eventful season, what with the London Olympic Games beckoning, hence another headache for Soya judges.<\/p>\n
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