Outstanding Wisa top cream in sports award

National women’s volleyball team player Edith Wisa is the sports personality of the month of October. The Kenya Prisons middle blocker becomes the fourth recipient of the StarTimes sponsored monthly award.

Wisa was outstanding during the CAVB Africa Nations Championship cum World Championship qualifiers held in Yaounde, Cameroon.

She was voted the best blocker at the same competition as Kenya finished second behind Cameroon but still qualified for the World Championship to be held in Japan next year.

The 24-year-old shook off competition from team-mate and Kenya team skipper Mercy Moim, Kenya Pipeline Authority(KPA) women’s basketball team guard Natalie Akinyi and Joyceline Jepkosgei as well as the Kabras Sugar duo of Brian Tanga and Philip Wokorach.

Moim was voted best attacker at Africa Nations Championships while Akinyi was named the MVP (Most Valuable Player) and best point guard as KPA successfully defended the FIBA Zone V title in Kampala.

Wisa also beat Joyciline Jepkosgei who broke the half marathon world record for a second time after clocking 1 hour, 4 minutes, and 51 seconds during the Trinidad Alfonso Valencia Half -Marathon, shedding off just a second from her Praque record.

“I am truly honoured to win this award and thank my coaches and teammates for helping me in improving my game. I am surprised to be the winner as I did not ever expect to be awarded. This is a good motivator as we prepare for the World Championship, thank you StarTimes for standing with sportsmen and women in Kenya,” said the emotional Wisa.

Wisa’s other achievements include being voted the best blocker during the continental club competition in Tunisia early this year. She is also the current Kenya Volleyball Federation League’s best blocker.

The middle blocker walked away with a trophy, 42-inch StarTimes digital television set and Sh 100, 000.  Wisa is the fourth recipient of the monthly award after Simon Cherono, Hellen Obiri and Janet Okello.