Women rights in sports: Leaders called out for turning blind eye on plight of female athletes

Viola Cheptoo (Courtesy)

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. In the athletics realm, the name Viola Cheptoo Lagat, 32, may not ring a bell because she has not represented the country as many times as Tirop did.