Kenyan athlete Kipyegon Bett, aged 26, has sadly passed away. This news was reported by Nation, citing the world junior champion's sister.
The athlete died on Sunday in a hospital in Bomet County, Kenya, where he ha🌜d been admitted on September 30. R💟eports indicate that Bett was vomiting blood due to liver failure and other internal organ issues.
Bett was a 2016 world junior champion and a bronze medalist at the 2017 World 𝐆Championships in the 800 meters. However, in 2018, he received a four-year ban for using erythropoietin.