Sheila Chajira

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Sheila Chajira
Personal information
Full nameSheila Kavugwe Chajira
Born (1993-12-20) December 20, 1993 (age 30)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11 st 7 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Sport Rugby sevens

Sheila Kavugwe Chajira (born December 20, 1993) is a female Kenyan rugby sevens player. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as a member of the Kenyan women's national rugby sevens team. [1] [2] [3] [4] She played at the 2016 France Women's Sevens. [5]

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References

  1. "CHAJIRA Sheila". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  2. Makori, Elias (16 July 2016). "Ayimba names Kenya 7s teams for Rio Olympics". Nation.co.ke. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  3. "Kenya Rugby Sevens Squad for RIO Olympics 2016". rio2016olympicsonline.com. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  4. "Kenya name Sevens squads for Olympics". Planetrugby.com. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  5. "Kenyan women hoping to make a big impression on debut". worldrugby.org. May 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-17.