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Slain Kenyan Olympian Agnes Tirop buried in her home village -Breaking

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© Reuters. Kenyan athletes lay the coffin for Agnes Tirop, long-distance runner, before her funeral at Kapnyamisa, Nandi County, Kenya, October 23, 2021. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

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By Edwin Waita

NANDI COUNTY in Kenya (Reuters – Agnes Tirop, a long-distance Olympic runner and rising star of Kenya’s competitive athletics scene was buried at a funeral that was attended by nearly 1,000 people on Saturday.

Tirop was found stabbed to death in her home in the Rift Valley town of Iten on Oct. 13, in an incident that has shone the spotlight on violence against women https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/two-deaths-shine-spotlight-violence-against-women-kenya-2021-10-15 in Kenya.

The day after she turned 26, her funeral took place. A white coffin was filled with mourners, including other athletes. The coffin was decorated with a photo of Tirop holding a bronze-medal medal while smiling.

Hellen Obiri was the world’s women’s champion in the 5,000m and mentor to Tirop. Obiri’s eyes filled with tears as she said to Obiri that “I told her in 2022 she was going and defend my titles, and represent our country.”

Ibrahim Rotich (Tirop’s husband) was taken into police custody in Mombasa. Rotich’s representatives and he haven’t made any comments.

Tirop broke the 10-kilometer world record for women in Germany last month. At the World Championships 2017 and 2019, she won bronze in the 10,000m.

Tirop was born in Nandi County, Kenya to a poor farming family. In fourth grade she was awarded a cross country race. She soon joined and won an international juniors race. Ever since, she had enjoyed a steady rise in her career.

Police found her murdered trophy in her house and discovered it was still wrapped.

“A disciplined and polite athlete… What do you know? Julius Kirwa, coach said that he doesn’t know what to do.

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