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Former U-20 800m champion Kipyegon Bett dies in Bomet hospital
Kipyegon Bett of Kenya reacts as he wins in the men’s 800m during the Shanghai Diamond League athletics competition in Shanghai May 13, 2017.
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What you need to know:
- Athletics Kenya (AK) director in charge of youth and development, Barnaba Korir, said he has been in touch with the family.
- "I spoke to his elder sister Purity Kirui, who confirmed his death," said Korir.
The 2016 World Athletics Under-20 800metres champion, Kipyegon Bett, is dead.
Bett, the 2017 World 800m bronze medallist died on Sunday at 12.40pm at Tenwek Hospital in Bomet County where he had been admitted since Monday, according to his sister, Purity Kirui, the 2014 Commonwealth Games 3,000m steeplechase gold medallist.
