The Gender Protection and Implementation Advisory Committee has intensified efforts to create awareness among athletes in Iten, about the need for a safe sporting environment.
Speaking during a sensitization session, the committee chairperson and former long distance runner, Catherine Ndereba emphasized the importance of educating athletes about their rights and the committee's role in ensuring their protection. "We are here because we want to make ourselves known to the athletes and let them know that we exist," Ndereba said. "We want to ensure that they are exploiting their talents in a very protected environment.
That's why we are here in Iten, and it has taken us several days.
Yesterday, we were at Kaptagat, sharing the same message so that every sportsperson knows they are training in an environment where they feel safe and can express themselves openly," she said.
