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Former world 800m champion Janeth Jepkosgei has shared a growing trend where older women are preying on young Kenyan runners before fleecing them of their hard-earning money.
Former world 800m champion Janeth Jepkosgei is warning athletes about engaging in clandestine relationships with older women who do not mean well for them.
Jepkosgei says there has been a rise in the number of older women preying on young Kenyan runners who have potential, pretending to look after their interests, yet it always ends in tears.
Speaking in Kapsabet during a three-day seminar to sensitise athletes over Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Jepkosgei noted that it is not just women who are susceptible to such vices but also men, insisting that a number of male runners have seen their careers go down the drain due to such relationships.
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05:30 - 07.11.2024
‘It’s no longer ours’ – Veteran Janeth Jepkosgei warns Kenya against sleeping on the job in athletics
Former world 800m champion Janeth Jepkosgei has issued a warning to Kenya not to expect it easy in athletics given the efforts rivals are putting in to end their dominance.
“There are certain women who have come up…pretending to be athletes so they can get close to these young runners who seem to have a lot of potential,” Jepkosgei said at the forum, as quoted by Capital Sports.
“We see a lot of them during weekend meetings, carrying spikes for these young athletes but if you check closer, you’ll find this woman is at least five years older than the runner.”
The 2007 world champion then turned the spotlight on female athletes, warning them against easily falling for men who pose as coaches yet their only aim is to fleece them of their hard-earned cash.
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12:30 - 16.09.2024
Olympics champion tells Ugandan athletes in Kenya to go back home after Rebecca Cheptegei’s killing
Olympics champion Joshua Cheptegei has called on Ugandan athletes training in Kenya to go back home in light of marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei’s killing in Trans Nzoia County.
“It is very sad to see someone pretending to be a coach, going after a female athlete who is young enough to be his daughter. In most cases, this is a guy who is married but is lying to this young girl that he loves her,” added the 2006 Commonwealth champion.
Jepkosgei also feels that a number of athletes become big-headed once fame and money starts coming their way, disrespecting their parents, who should be their source of advice and refuge when things go south.
“Do not disrespect your parents after becoming famous. We athletes are a problem sometimes; when we become moneyed, we no longer want to listen to our parents or even take advice from elders,” she said.
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17:37 - 06.11.2024
Janeth Jepkosgei opens up on why she came close to ditching Kenya for Bahrain
Former world 800m champion Janeth Jepkosgei has revealed the reasons that almost made her change nationalities from Kenya to Bahrain.
The forum brought together various stakeholders, including Athletics Kenya, with the aim of finding solutions to GBV, which has seen a number of athletes lose property following marital disputes, while in some extreme cases, others have lost their lives.
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