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Kenyan volleyball player
Gladys Ekaru
Personal information
Full nameGladys Ekaru Emaniman
Nationality Kenya
Born (1999-10-02) 2 October 1999 (age 25)
Trans Nzoia, Kenya
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Spike292 cm (115 in)
Block282 cm (111 in)
Volleyball information
Number12
Career
Teams
Kenya Kenya Pipeline
National team
Kenya Kenya

Gladys Ekaru Emaniman (born 2 October 1999) is a Kenyan volleyball player. She is part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team.

Life

She was born in Trans-Nzoia County in 1999. The event that shaped her career was when a friend persuaded her to get her parents to allow her to change schools. Ekaru was tall and a 400 metre runner and her friend knew she would be good at volleyball. She changed schools to attend Kwanthanze Secondary School in Machakos County. Her parents were extra pleased when the school agreed to cover her costs with a scholarship. The school had a reputation for volleyball and in 2018 the national team took five players from the school.

Ekaru found volleyball demanding and she decided to give it up. Luckily a school and team mate Sharon Chepchumba and the school's coach Justine Kigwari helped her. Kigwari and the school also created the volleyball professionals Pamela Masaisai and Sharon ChepChumba.

In 2019 she joined the Malkia Strikers (the national squad) with Jemimma Siangu and Ruth Mutinga in preparation for the 2019 African Games under the coach Japheth Munala. She got to play with her hero Triza Atuka.

She made her international debut in Cairo.

She was chosen to represent Kenya at the 2020 Summer Olympics by coach Paul Bitok. The team set off from Kenya for the Olympics in Tokyo in three batches to try and minimise the chances of being effected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Within their group the Kenyan team will first play the home team of Japan on 25 July and then at two day intervals the team will play South Korea, Serbia, the Dominican Republic and then Brazil on 2 August 2021.

References

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  8. "PHOTOS: Kenya's volleyball queens step out in style for Olympic showdown". Sports Africa. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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