The husband of Kenyan distance running star Agnes Tirop appeared in court on Monday as a suspect in her killing, and was remanded in custody for almost three weeks.

Kenyan police have arrested the husband of runner Agnes Tirop, who was stabbed to death in a killing that has shocked her home country and the world of athletics.

The US embassy in Nairobi also expressed its condolences, describing Tirop as “a figure of hope for women in sports”.

Kenyan police are hunting for the husband of Agnes Tirop who was stabbed to death in an incident that has shocked her home country and the world of athletics.

Record-breaking Kenyan distance runner Agnes Tirop was found dead with stab wounds to her stomach in a suspected homicide.