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Gender violence: Why women in sports suffer quietly

Viola Cheptoo (inset) attended Agnes Tirop's burial in Nandi. Tirop (right) was found dead at her home in Iten on October 13. [File, Standard]

Her bold speech at the burial of slain athlete Agnes Jebet Tirop on Saturday moved mourners to tears. It remains etched in the minds of thousands of people who attended the funeral.

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