Oscar Ayodi

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Oscar Ayodi
Date of birth (1989-09-21) September 21, 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Vihiga, Kenya
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Center
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
Kenya 7s

Oscar Ayodi (born September 21, 1989) is a Kenyan rugby sevens player. He competed for Kenya 7s at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [1] [2] [3] He was also part of the team that won the 2016 Singapore Sevens, Kenya's first tournament victory. [4] He shared the DHL Impact Player award at the Singapore Sevens with Kitione Taliga of Fiji. [5]

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References

  1. "AYODI Oscar". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  2. "Kenya name Sevens squads for Olympics". Planetrugby.com. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  3. Makori, Elias (16 July 2016). "Ayimba names Kenya 7s teams for Rio Olympics". nation.co.ke. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  4. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. April 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  5. "Taliga and Ayodi shine bright in Singapore". worldrugby.org. April 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-08.