South African judo champion Preston Davids was stabbed to death Monday in the Bellville South neighborhood where he grew up. He was 29.

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Godfrey Kleinsmith, the South African national team coach, said the two men arrested for the murder committed the attack out of jealousy over Davids' status as a role model in the community. Competing as a lightweight, Davids won the 2013 South African Judo Open and earned a bronze medal at the 2016 Commonwealth Games Championships.