Former World Cross Country Champion and Team Kenya Olympian Agnes Tirop has been found dead in her house in Iten with stab wounds, Athletics Kenya (AK) official Barnaba Korir has confirmed.
Korir who was Kenya’s General Team Manager confirmed that Tirop had deep stab wounds when she was discovered dead.
“It is true and a very sad story that Tirop has been found dead. From the reports we are getting is that she has been stabbed her lover. We have sent a team of Athletics Officials there to get further details,” Korir told Capital Sport.,” Korir said.
It is alleged that Tirop was murdered by her lover with whom they had problems with for a long time and her death comes only 10 days before she celebrates her 26th birthday.
Tirop was just starting her pre-season training after a month’s rest from the Tokyo Olympic Games where she finished fourth in the 5,000m.
She won the World Cross Country title in 2015 and won bronze at the World Championships in 2017 and 2019.
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