World Athlete of the Year David Rudisha and Olympic marathon champion Samuel Wanjiru are amongst the 47 gold medalists lined up for awards at the opening Athletics Kenya (AK) Golden Gala Night at Crown Plaza, Nairobi, on December 15.
Joseph Kinyua, the chairman of the award committee, though acknowledged their quandary of picking merit winners.
The awards committee members are David Okeyo, Ibrahim Hussein, Mary Chege, Susan Kamau and Margaret Gitau.
National Bank of Kenya has shifted in to finance the awards gala, driving in Sh2 million, even though the total budget is approximated at Sh4 million. NBK chief branch manager Joseph Njagi said his firm was glad to be associated with the track n field – Athletic event.
Middle distance runner, Kenyan David Rudisha poses with his trophy for being awarded male athlete of the year 2010, on November 21, 2010 in Monaco. Rudisha is amongst the athletes to be celebrated during forthcoming Golden Gala.