It is the dream of many young people in Elgeyo Marakwet, referred to as the Home of Champions, to follow in the footsteps of the many world champions that the county has produced over the years.
The champions inspire the youth to live the athletic dream of not only conquering the world but also running away from poverty to the flashy lifestyle.
However, while many of the youngsters have the potential to achieve this dream and may even become better, their dream is being killed by coaches and managers who start exploiting them while still young.
According to the secretary of the County Secondary School Sports Association, Christopher Sitienei, whenever there is a secondary school sports competition, among the many who turn up to cheer the young athletes are coaches whose main target is to identify talents. "Being coaches, they are well placed to identify young athletes who have the potential to be world champions," he said.
