Olympian Agnes Tirop, who finished 4th in the 5,000m at the Tokyo Olympics, has been found stabbed to death at her home in Kenya. She was only 25 years old.
, an elite Kenyan long-distance runner who finished 4th at the Tokyo Olympics, was tragically found stabbed to death in her home, according to a Kenyan athletic commission.According to reports, police are actively looking for Agnes' husband who hasn't been seen since her death.is reporting Agnes' father called police Tuesday night, worried he could not reach his daughter.
Sadly, when police arrived at her home in Iten, Kenya, they found Tirop laying in bed, surrounded by a pool of blood, according to the UK outlet.Police say the runner had what looked like a stab wound to her neck ... and that's what they believe caused her death. She also reportedly had a stab wound to her stomach.
Agnes' husband was not at the home when they arrived ... and has not been heard from since authorities arrived on the scene. Tirop was one of the best long-distance runners in the world. In fact, just last month she set a women's world record at a 10-kilometer race in Germany. Agnes also took home bronze medals at the World Athletic Championships in 2017 and 2019.
"Athletics Kenya are distraught to learn about the untimely death of World 10,000m bronze medallist Agnes Tirop," the country's athletics body said in a statement."It is unsettling, utterly unfortunate and very sad that we've lost a young and promising athlete who, at a young age of 25 years, had brought our country so much glory,""The Adidas family is deeply saddened by the tragic news about Agnes Jebet Tirop.
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