The Kenyan Olympic gold medalist and road world record holder Agnes Tirop was found dead in her house, according to the Kenya Athletics Association. In media reports today, photos of a police operation in Iten in the north-west of the country were to be seen, where many runners live and train. Kenya has lost a jewel, according to the association. One is beside oneself with grief for the aspiring runner, one is working on finding out details about death.
A month ago, Tirop had set a world record of 10 km on the road in pure women’s races in a race in Herzogenaurach and last came second over the same distance on October 3rd in a road race in Geneva. The 25-year-old won two World Championships bronze medals in the 10,000 m and took part in the Olympic Games in Tokyo for Kenya, where she was fourth in the 5,000 m in August. As a 19-year-old Tirop won the cross-country championship title in 2015.