Athlete Agnes Tirop's husband arrested over her killing
Sports
By
Standard Reporter
| Oct 14, 2021
Police have announced the arrest of top athlete Agnes Tirop's husband over her killing.
Reports indicated he was being held at the Changamwe police station.
Tirop, a Kenyan athlete who represented the country in the 5,000m women's race during the Tokyo Olympics, was stabbed to death.
Tirop's body was on Wednesday, October 13, ="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/national/article/2001426091/agnes-tirop-who-represented-kenya-in-5000m-in-tokyo-olympics-found-dead">found in her house< in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County.
The president of the Kenya Athletics Federation Jackson Tuwei has said he wants speedy and comprehensive investigations to unearth what led to Tirop’s death.
Tirop was a two-time world championships bronze medalist.
She had stab wounds, Barnaba Korir, the chairperson of Athletics Kenya in Nairobi Region told The Standard.
In the Tokyo Olympic Games, the 25-year-old finished fourth in the 5,000m women’s finals after clocking 14:39.62.
Netherlands superstar Sifan Hassan won gold in the race after clocking 14:36.79, with Kenya’s Hellen Obiri settling for silver after clocking 14:38.36. Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay won bronze in 14:38.87.