Kenyan runner Egla Musop Jebichii, 28, who is partially blind, prepares for her morning training session from her home in Iten, western Kenya, April 11, 2016. [Photo/Agencies] |
Some athletes choose to make the town their full-time residence, like Egla Musop Jebichii, 28, a partially blind runner who will join the Kenyan team in the Paralympics. She lives with her husband and five-year-old son.
She previously ran in London's 2012 Paralympics.