Mercy Moim (born ) is a Kenyan

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player. She played with the Kenya national team in the

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. She was team captain for the postponed

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in Tokyo (the only women's volleyball team from Africa).

Life

Moim made her debut in the national team at age 15, and she has played for the

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in Thailand. Moim was chosen to captain Kenya's team in 2016. In 2021, Kenya qualified for the Olympic Games for the first time in sixteen years. She was again the captain for the postponed

in Tokyo by the coach

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. Veteran Jane Wacu also made the cut former colleagues Violet Makuto and

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were not included in the dozen players chosen to travel where they lost their first match against the home team from Japan. Moim and rugby player Andrew Amonde were chosen as Kenya's flagbearers at the Olympics opening ceremony in Tokyo. Moim was the second woman to be given this honour, following archer Shazad Anwar in 2016.

Clubs

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(2005–2006) * Kenya Prisons (2007–2014) *

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(2014–2015) * Oriveden Ponnistus (2015–2016) *

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(2016–2017) * Supreme Chonburi (2019–2020) *

(2020–)

Awards

Club

* 2018–19 Thailand League - Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with Supreme Chonburi

References

1989 births Living people Kenyan women's volleyball players 21st-century Kenyan sportswomen Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Kenya People from Trans-Nzoia County Sportspeople from Rift Valley Province {{Kenya-volleyball-bio-stub