PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA – Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been released on parole after nearly nine years in prison for the killing of his girlfriend, South Africa’s Department of Corrections announced Friday. Pistorius was serving a 13-year and five-month sentence for the 2013 murder of Reeva Steenkamp, and was approved for parole in November. Pistorius, … Read more
Eldoret, Kenya – Olympic athlete Benjamin Kiplagat was tragically found murdered, with a fatal knife wound to his neck, in a car on the outskirts of Eldoret, Kenya. The Kenyan-born runner, 34, who represented Uganda in the 3,000m steeplechase, had a successful international career, competing in multiple Olympic Games and World Championships. Local police commander … Read more
ELDORET, Kenya – Former Ugandan Olympian, Benjamin Kiplagat, was tragically found stabbed to death inside his brother’s car near Kimumu Secondary School on the outskirts of Eldoret along Eldoret-Iten Road. Kiplagat, 34, represented Uganda in three Olympic Games and six world championships in the 3000m steeplechase. His body showed signs of deep knife cuts to … Read more
Eldoret, Kenya – Olympic athlete Benjamin Kiplagat was tragically found dead in his car with a fatal knife wound in his neck. The 34-year-old Kenyan-born runner had been representing Uganda in the 3,000m steeplechase at various international events, including the Olympics and World Championships. He was discovered on the outskirts of Eldoret, a town in … Read more