Nairobi – Kenyan double world 10 000m bronze medallist and 2015 world cross-county champion Agnes Tirop was found dead on Wednesday with stab wounds to her stomach in a suspected homicide, athletics officials said.
Tirop, 25, who finished fourth in the 5 000m at the Tokyo Olympics and was a fast-rising Kenyan female athlete, was found dead at her home in the high altitude training town of Iten in western Kenya.
Athletics Kenya ?? have released this statement that points at the husband as the alleged assailant! Eish. ??
Rest in power Agnes Jebet Tirop. You will always be remembered. ?? pic.twitter.com/hg6qlzO8Vk
— Usher Komugisha (@UsherKomugisha) October 13, 2021
“Kenya has lost a jewel who was one of the fastest rising athletics giants on the international stage, thanks to her eye-catching performances on the track,” Athletics Kenya said in a statement.
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