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Why female athletes don't feel safe while in athletics camps

Marathon star Joan Chelimo. [Courtesy/BBC]

An Iten-based athlete is pushing for a multi-stakeholder approach to kick out predators posing as coaches to exploit budding stars.

According to athletes and security agencies, training bases are still full of masqueraders preying on young girls and boys, hence resulting in Gender-Based Violence (GBV).

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