Okutoyi's Olympic dream and the conundrum in between
Kenya's Angella Okutoyi celebrates a point during her singles match against Lucie Nguyen Tan in the ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour (W25) tournament at the Nairobi Club on December 22, 2023.
The 2019 African Games champion Sheriff, who won bronze in Accra, is still in a good place to take Okutoyi’s slot if the Kenyan does not get into top-400 by deadline day
TK and NOC-K are also hoping for government support to enable Okutoyi to travel to tournaments to earn points
NOC-K Secretary General Francis Mutuku was impressed with Okutoyi’s performance in Accra
Tennis Kenya (TK) and the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) are working on a roadmap to help African Games women singles champion Angella Okutoyi attain the top-400 ranking required by June 10 in order to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Okutoyi, who is down five places to World No.538 in the latest WTA Singles rankings released on April 1, bagged the African Games crown in Accra, Ghana after defeating Egyptian Lamis Elhussein 6-4, 6-2 in the final.
