Agnes Tirop: world record holder found dead at home in Kenya
by Guardian sport from World news | The Guardian on (#5QNWA)
- Kenya has lost a jewel,' says African nation's athletics body
- Tirop smashed the 10km women-only world record last month
Kenya's world record holder Agnes Tirop, two-times a world championship bronze medallist, has been found dead at her home.
The 25-year-old distance runner represented Kenya in the 5,000m event at the Tokyo Olympics and finished fourth in the final after clocking 14:39.62.
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