Triza Atuka Explained

Triza Atuka
Birth Date:14 April 1992
Birth Place:Kakamega, Kenya
Height:1.880NaN0
Weight:650NaN0
Spike:2980NaN0
Block:2930NaN0
Position:Middle blocker
Currentclub: Kenya Pipeline
Currentnumber:8
Years:2011–2012
2013–present
Teams: Kenya Commercial Bank
Kenya Pipeline
Nationalyears:2014-present
Nationalteam: Kenya
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Triza Atuka (born 14 April 1992) is a Kenyan volleyball player. She is part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team.[1] At club level she plays for the Kenya Pipeline Company team.[2] In 2016, the Kenya Volleyball Federation awarded her their female Most Valuable Player award.[2]

Career

In 2017 she was captain of the Pipeline team in Cairo as they contested the Women’s Africa Club Volleyball Championship.[3]

When Kenya's team for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was announced in 2021, Atuka, together with other experienced players Violet Makuto and Elizabeth Wanyama, were not among the dozen players chosen to travel to Japan.[4]

She competed at the 2023 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup, and 2023 Women's African Nations Volleyball Championship.[5]

In 2024, she was named to the Kenya women's national volleyball team at the 2024 Summer Olympics, and selected to be flag bearer.[6] [7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015 Women's African Nations Championship - Kenya names a strong squad for Cup of Nations . CAVB . 13 June 2015 . 24 September 2018.
  2. News: Kenya: Triza Atuka, Jirus Bett Scoop MVP Awards. Kwalimwa. David. 2016-11-28. The Nation (Nairobi). 2018-03-02.
  3. News: Nahashon. Musungu. Kenya Pipeline volleyball team kept waiting at Cairo airport by hosts. Nairobi News. 14 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Kenyan volleyball team keen to make up for lost time at Olympics - Xinhua English.news.cn. 2021-07-10. www.xinhuanet.com.
  5. Web site: 2023-07-11 . Triza Atuka elated by Malkia Strikers return after lenghty injury setback . 2024-07-26 . Pulse Sports Kenya . en.
  6. Web site: Excited Trizah Atuka speaks on living the Olympic dream . the-star.co.ke.
  7. Web site: 2024-07-23 . Parading Kenya’s flag at Olympics opening ceremony will boost performance, Atuka says . 2024-07-26 . Citizen Digital . en-KE.
  8. Web site: Ferdinand Omanyala and Triza Atuka to carry Kenya's flag at 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony . 2024-07-26 . www.msn.com.