Kenyan police arrest athlete Agnes Tirop’s husband stabbed to death | Sport

sport">“He is in captivity and was arrested while on the run,” the director of the criminal investigation told AFP news agency. The suspect will be arraigned Friday, police said.

sport">The 25-year-old Tirop, winner of the Ladies Run over 10 kilometers in Tilburg in 2018, was one of the best athletes in Kenya. She took bronze in the 10,000 meters at the London 2017 and Doha 2019 World Cups. In Doha, the world title went to Hassan, who became Olympic champion in the 5000 and 10,000 meters in Tokyo last summer. Tirop just missed a medal in Tokyo in the 5000 meters. She came fourth.

sport">Kenyan athletics federation president Jackson Tuwei called Tirop’s death a major blow to athletics. He described her as one of the fastest rising stars and cried out for justice.

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