Biko Adema

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Biko Adema
Date of birth (1987-09-01) September 1, 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Mombasa, Kenya
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team(s)
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Biko Wolfgang Adema [1] (born September 1, 1987) is a Kenyan rugby sevens player. He was selected for Kenya 7s to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. [2] [3] [4] He was a member of Kenya's squad for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens. [5]

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References

  1. "Biko Adema". Olympedia. OLYMadMen. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  2. "ADEMA Biko". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  3. "Kenya name Sevens squads for Olympics". Planetrugby.com. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  4. Makori, Elias (16 July 2016). "Ayimba names Kenya 7s teams for Rio Olympics". nation.co.ke. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  5. Lawrence, John (7 June 2013). "Kenya Sevens squad to rugby world cup in Russia named". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2016-09-09.