FORMER junior world 800m world champion Kipyegon Bett has passed away aged 26.
The Kenyan has died following a short illness.
Kipyegon Bett has passed away aged just 26[/caption]
The runner had been in and out of hospital with a liver problem, his sister revealed.
Purity Kirui told BBC Sport Africa: “He had been sick, complaining of stomach pains for about a month. The doctors said he had a liver problem and had been in and out of hospital.
“Last week we took him to hospital after he started vomiting blood and he was admitted. I went to see him (on Sunday) morning and he told me he was in pain.
“He told our dad, who is a pastor, to pray for him because he didn’t feel he would survive and after 12 noon he died. We tried everything to save him, but he left us. It’s very painful.”
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