Rio 2016: Kenya Athletes Slam Shanty Accommodation

Kenyan athletes are stranded in a Rio shanty town where gun shots can be heard following the closure of the Olympic village, the team captain says.

Officials delayed their return home as they looked for a “cheap flight”, said Wesley Korir, a marathon runner who is also an opposition MP.

He posted images on Twitter of dilapidated buildings in the area where he said they were forced to stay.

Team Kenya has been dogged by allegations of mismanagement at Rio.

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered an investigation into the mismanagement of the team.

Athletes had experienced “hell”, and he would demand action when he returned home, Korir said.

The team won 13 medals, the highest by an African country, and this “is how they threat us”, he added.

The men’s marathon team is among the athletes stuck in the shanty town, except for gold medallist Eliud Kipchoge who bought his own ticket to leave, Korir said.

Athletes were ordered to stay indoors as gun shots were heard all night, he added in a tweet.

Kenya won six gold medals, six silver and a bronze at the Games, which ended on Sunday, reports the BBC.