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Kenyan Olympic Competitors Stuck In Rio Over Country’s Cheap Ways Yahoo! Sports is reporting some pretty disturbing post-Olympic news about our Kenyan brothers who competed their hearts out in Rio… Unbeliable this is where the rest of kenyan team will spend their night today, after olympic village is closed! pic.twitter.com/h548Ds753g — Hon wesley korir (@weskorir) August 24, 2016 As Olympians across the globe were welcomed home to massive celebrations this week, Kenya’s Olympic team remained in Rio de Janeiro while their country awaited cheaper flights out of Brazil. Those are the charges Team Kenya captain Wesley Korir laid out in a series of Twitter posts. With photos and video, the marathoner described dangerous living conditions — complete with gunshots — in Rio favela accommodations arranged by Kenyan officials, now that the Olympic Village is closed. With the exception of Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge, who provided his own transportation home, Kenya’s entire marathon contingent stayed in the favela on Wednesday night, along with a group that included race walkers, boxers and 800-meter bronze medalist Margaret Wambui, according to Korir. “The best team in Africa and the second-best all over the world in athletics, and this is how they treat us,” Korir wrote on Twitter. He added, “They looked for cheap flights. I guess 25th was the cheapest.” Asked if he was still in Rio overnight, despite voicing his displeasure on Twitter and arguing with Kenyan officials in Brazil over their room and board, Korir, who is also an elected Member of Parliament in Kenya, told his followers, “3 a.m. and can’t sleep. Had to stay until all athletes leave. … There have been gunshots heard all night, messages being sent for athletes to stay indoors.” And the drama continues in rio for #TeamKenya @citizentvkenya @UKenyatta this team kenya home for tonight !! pic.twitter.com/NE4UiAf5n3 — Hon wesley korir (@weskorir) August 24, 2016 How f***ing sad is THAT? Smh. Image via AP Continue reading →