{"id":128503,"date":"2024-10-07T18:23:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T18:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kenyan-athlete-kipyegon-bett-dies-at-the-age-of-26"},"modified":"2024-10-07T19:18:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T19:18:47","slug":"kenyan-athlete-kipyegon-bett-dies-at-the-age-of-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kenyan-athlete-kipyegon-bett-dies-at-the-age-of-26","title":{"rendered":"Kenyan athlete Kipyegon Bett dies at the age of 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Kenyan athlete Kipyegon Bett, who won a bronze medal in the 800m at the 2017 World Championships in London, has passed away at the age of 26 due to renal and hepatic failure.<\/p>\n<p>Bett first gained recognition as a champion at the U20 World Championships in 2016 in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and was viewed as one of Kenya&#8217;s brightest middle-distance talents. However, his career took a downturn in 2018 when he was suspended for doping after testing positive for erythropoietin (EPO), a substance known to enhance athletic performance. Bett consistently denied using the drug.<\/p>\n<p>After completing his suspension in August 2022, Bett faced ongoing mental health challenges. His sister reported that he struggled with depression and developed an alcohol addiction over the subsequent years.<\/p>\n<p>Bett was hospitalized last week in his hometown of Kericho and was readmitted on Friday as his health worsened.<\/p>\n<p>Despite substantial investments in anti-doping initiatives since the 2016 Rio Olympics, Kenya has seen over 70 of its athletes banned in the last three years.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, the World Anti-Doping Agency expressed concerns to Kenya&#8217;s sports ministry regarding major cuts to the operational budget of the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (Adak). This year, Adak\u2019s budget was slashed from $2.32 million to just $155,000, raising alarms about its potential impact on the integrity of Kenyan athletics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Kenya Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Kenyan athlete Kipyegon Bett, who won a bronze medal in the 800m at the 2017 World Championships in London, has passed away at the age of 26 due to renal and hepatic failure. 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