PHOTOS: Paralympian Samuel Muchai Scoops Overall Title At 2017 SOYA Awards

Paralympian champion Samuel Muchai was yesterday named as the 2017 Sports Personality of the Year during the Soya awards ceremony held yesterday at KICC grounds.

Muchai was also named as the male sports personality of the year with disability. Muchai who won two gold medals during last year's World para athletics championship won the overall award ahead of Hellen Obiri and Conseslus Kipruto.

Obiri was named as the women's sports personality of the year while Kipruto was named as male sports personality of the year. The Kenya Sevens women's Rugby team was named as women's team of the year while Kenya under nineteen cricket team won the men's team of the year award with their head coach Jimmy Kamande named as coach of the year.

Athletics Kenya won sports Federation of the year award. The awards ceremony was graced by former Kenya international Mike Okoth as Deputy President William Ruto.

Below is a full list of winners.

Sports personality of the year

Samuel Muchai (Paralympics, Athletics)

Sportman

1. Conseslus Kipruto (Athletics)

2. Elijah Manangoi (Athletics)

3. Geoffrey Kirui (Athletics)

Sportswoman

1. Hellen Obiri (Athletics)

2. Faith Chepngetich (Athletics)

3. Edith Kiplagat (Athletics)

Sportsman living with disability

Samuel Muchai (Paralympics, Athletics)

Sportswoman living with disability

Beryl Wamira (Deaflympics, athletics)

Sports team (men

National under 19 Cricket team

Sports team (women)

National Rugby team (Kenya Lionesses)

Most promising (boys)

Aman Gandhi (Cricket)

Most promising (girls)

Jacqueline Wambui (Athletics)

Federation of the year

Athletics Kenya

Coach of the year

Jimmy Kamande (Cricket)

Most outstanding player (boy)

Emmanuel Ndonga (Swimming)

Most outstanding player (girl)

Faith Nyabera (Tennis)

School coach

Kikechi Kombo (Muhuri Muchiri)

School team (boys)

1. Muhuri Muchiri (Rugby 7s)

2. Laiser Hill (Rugby 15s)

3. Kisumu Day (Hockey)

School team (girls)

Wiyeta Girls Secondary School

Hall of fame

Stephen Muchoki (Boxing)

Allan Thigo (Football)

Community hero

Rosemary Aluoch "Kadwaro" (Football)