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- Kenyan Olympian Agnes Tirop was found dead in her home, multiple local reports said.
- Tirop, who ran the women's 5,000 meter race in the 2020 Olympics, was reportedly found with stab wounds.
- She was also a world record holder.
A Kenyan Olympian was found dead in her home, according to multiple local reports.
Agnes Tirop, who competed in the women's 5,000-meter race at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, was found dead in her apartment in the town of Iten, Kenya, The Standard and KTN News reported.
She was found with stab wounds in her abdomen, the outlets said. No reports mentioned a suspect or a motive.
Tirop broke the world record for the women's 10,000-meter race in September.
She was a two-time bronze world champion medalist for 5,000 meters.
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