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Kenyan runner stabbed to death

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Kenyan distance runner Agnes Tirop, a two-times World Championsh­ip bronze medallist, was found stabbed to death at her home.

Kenyan police arrested her husband Emmanuel Rotich in connection to her murder.

The 25-year-old represente­d Kenya in the 5,000m event at the Tokyo Olympics and finished fourth in the finals after clocking 14:39.62.

Last month, Tirop smashed the women-only 10km world record in Germany, crossing the line in 30:01 to shave 28 seconds from the previous record held by Morocco's Asmae Leghzaoui from 2002.

Tirop won bronze medals at the 2017 and 2019 World Championsh­ips in the 10,000m, and also won the 2015 World Cross Country Championsh­ips.

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