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How Ekaru has scaled sporting heights to become a proud Olympian

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Kenya Pipeline players celebrate a point during their straight-sets victory against KDF in the KVF Women’s National League at Nyayo Gymnasium.[ File, Standard]

When Gladys Ekaru was introduced to volleyball for the first time in 2016, back home in Trans Nzoia, by a neighbour called Lydia Lelei, never did she know the lofty heights the sport would take her.

She is not only a proud Olympian, but also captains Kenya Volleyball Federation women’s defending champions Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), whom she recently led to a third-place finish at the Africa women’s club championships in Cairo, Egypt.

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