Kipyegon Bett, a former junior world champion runner from Kenya, has died at the age of 26 after a short illness. Bett won the 800-meter title in 2016 and earned a bronze medal at the senior World Championships in London in 2017.
Kipyegon Bett , a former junior world champion runner, died at a hospital after a short illness. He was 26. Bett won the 800-meter title in 2016 and earned a bronze medal at the senior World Championships in London in 2017.The Kenya n middle-distance runner died in a hospital in Bomet, Kenya on Oct. 6, the BBC reported. RELATED: Olympic runner who died after boyfriend’s attack may get special honor in ParisPurity Kiuri, Bett’s sister, told the BBC that he was in the hospital since Sept.
" Kirui, a 3,000-meter steeplechase runner who won Commonwealth gold in 2014, also shared with the news outlet that Bett complained of stomach pains for a month, adding that doctors told the family "He had a liver problem and had been in and out of the hospital."Bett was the fourth child among six siblings and participated in athletics to follow in his sister's footsteps.
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