Benjamin Kiplagat, who has represented Uganda at three Olympic Games, has been found dead in Kenya, with local reports saying he had been stabbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kiplagat, 34, reached the semi-finals of the 2012 London Olympics in the 3,000m steeplechase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kenyan police say they have launched an investigation into his death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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