Kenyan world 800m bronze medalist Bett from died aged 26.
World former 800m bronze medalist Kipyegon Bett of Kenya died on Sunday of kidney and liver disease at the age of 26.
Beth is one of Kenya’s leading middle-distance runners but was banned for four years by the International Association of Athletics Federations (AIU) in August 2018 after testing positive for the drug erythropoietin (EPO).
He refused to have ever used blood boosting drug.
“He fell into depression and started drinking heavily. We tried to convince him to come back to the pitch when his ban ends in August 2022, but he didn’t really put in the effort. ,” Betts’ sister Purity Kirui told AFP on Monday. . “
Kirui said Bett was taken to hospital in his home town of Kericho in western Kenya a week before his death. “He had problems with his kidneys,”
“However, doctors later discovered that his liver was failing again, and when he first went to the hospital, he was given medication, but the doctors found that his organs were failing. two before his death on Sunday at 11am.”
Bett won the 2016 U20 World Championships 800 meters in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and won a bronze medal at the 2017 London World Championships..
He also showed his strength earlier in 2017 when he won the Shanghai Diamond League, ahead of a strong field that included compatriot David Rudisha, the gold medalist of the 2012 Olympics and world record holder, finished fourth.
Several doping scandals have tarnished Kenya’s reputation as a sporting powerhouse..
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