Noted Marathoner Killed In Kenyan Violence

[RamboLiberal]

Source: kpho.com

A noted Kenyan marathoner who had hoped to compete in the Phoenix-area P.F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Marathon two weeks ago has been killed in violence in his home country.

Wesly Ngetich, 34, died on Monday when he was shot in the chest with an arrow during fighting, according to Race Results Weekly.

Ngetich was the 2005 and 2007 men’s champion of Duluth, Minn., Grandma’s Marathon. In 2006, Ngetich set his personal best time of 2:12:10 when he finished second at the Chevron Houston Marathon.

Ngetich had hoped to travel to the Phoenix-area for a marathon in early January, but violence in his hometown of Trans Mara prevented him from leaving.


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Sad all the innocents who have died in the genocide in various African nations. That's where Bush is a hypocrite when last week he was so moved by the Holocaust and even chimed in to fault FDR for not bombing the camps. He ignores the genocides in Africa on his watch.

[maddezmom]

1. all hell is breaking out there

and no one really seems to care. :(

[awoke_in_2003]

3. "no one really seems to care"

So true. I bet if they had oil in the ground we would be all over it.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

2. An ex-Olympian has already been killed

Lucas Sang, a member of Kenya's 4x400 team in 88 and 92 was hacked to death 2 weeks ago.
Pretty awful...

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jvCFmMBmWHnbpSU-N--xoDT0ox0wD8U3RLBO0