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Human beings have two legs but I have another extra leg. Sports is the only way to unite Kenyans,&#8221; said an elated Kipchoge.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you want to have freedom, get into sports and you will never regret. My legacy is not to build houses but to see sports bring Kenyans together,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Kipchoge urged Kenyans to embrace sports for Kenyan to remain a healthy nation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER WINNERS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hall of fame<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dorcas Ndasaba<\/p>\n<p><strong>Community Hero<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Johanna Omolo (football)<\/p>\n<p><strong>School of the year (girls)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kwathanze (volleyball)<\/p>\n<p><strong>School of the year boys<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kakamega<\/p>\n<p><strong>School coach of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Justin Kigwari (volleyball Kwathanze)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most outstanding player (girls)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marian Bianchi (swimming Aga Khan Academy)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most outstanding player (boys)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stephen Ndegwa (Swimming Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most promising player (girls)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jentrix Shikangwa (Harambee Starlets)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most promising player (boys)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Geoffrey Okwatch<\/p>\n<p><strong>Federation of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kenya Special Olympics<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sports woman living with a disability<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Catherine Nyaga (athletics)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sports man living with a disability<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Samuel Mushai &#8211; Athletics<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sports team of the year (women)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Malkia Strikers (volleyball)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sports team of the year (men)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kenya Commercial Bank (rugby)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coach of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Paul Bitok (volleyball)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sports woman of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Helen Obiri<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sports man of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eliud kipchoge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the second year running, world marathon record-breaker Eliud Kipchoge has been crowned the 2019 Sports Personality of the Year at the Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year\u00a0Awards\u00a0(SOYA) held at the Mombasa Sports Club. 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