The late 25-year-old Agnes Jebet Tirop, a 10K world-record holder who died from suspected homicide. This image by marcoverch is licensed under CC BY 2.0 In October 2021, Kenya lost three of its top track athletes to suicide and homicide. This tragedy exposed the dark underbelly of the sport in a country where the plight of athletes grappling with mental health, gender-based violence, and economic disempowerment are adding to already growing violence rates. On Saturday, October 9, triple cross-country winner Hosea Macharinyang, 35, was found dead in his home in West Pokot, Kenya, in a case of s…