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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.
The flawless middle blocker is also the assistant captain of the national team, Malkia Strikers. In her duty with the national team, she has travelled far and wide, including plying trade for Kenya at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, where she battled other formidable forces, including Serbia, South Korea, the Dominican Republic, and Brazil.
