Benjamin Kiplagat: Ugandan athlete stabbed to death in Kenya - reports - BBC News

Benjamin Kiplagat, 34, reached the semi-finals of the 2012 London Olympics in the 3,000m steeplechase.

39 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, AFPImage caption, Benjamin Kiplagat competed in three Olympic Games for UgandaBenjamin Kiplagat, who has represented Uganda at three Olympic Games, has been found dead in Kenya, with local reports saying he had been stabbed.

Kiplagat, 34, reached the semi-finals of the 2012 London Olympics in the 3,000m steeplechase.

He was reportedly found in a car with stab wounds to his chest and neck, near the Kenyan town of Eldoret, known as a top training centre for athletes.

Kenyan police say they have launched an investigation into his death.

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