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Top Kenyan runner killed

DECORATED runner Agnes Jebet Tirop was found stabbed to death at her home in Kenya, according to police in that country’s Elgeyo Marakwet County.

Police chief Tom Makori said a search was on for Tirop’s husband, who is considered a suspect in the case and was at large, according to the Associated Press.

Makori said family members of Tirop’s husband told police he called them in a state of extreme agitation and asked for forgiveness related to an unspecified act.

According to Reuters, Makori added that it appeared to police officers who arrived at the scene after Tirop’s father had reported her missing that Tirop had been stabbed in the neck with a knife.

Tirop, 25, was a two-time World Championships bronze medalist in the 10 000 metres.

She finished fourth in the 5 000m at the Tokyo Olympics in August.

In September, she set a record time of 30 minutes 1 second in a women-only 10-kilometre road race in Germany.

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