Kenya's former 400m hurdles world champion, Nicholas Bett dies at 28 in a car crash

Kenya's former 400m hurdles world champion, Nicholas Bett dies at 28 in a car crash

By Okorie Chioma- August 7 2018

Nicholas Bett Kenya's former 400m hurdles world champion has died at the age of 28, as the cause of car crash on Wednesday 8th  2018

Bett died in Nandi, north west Kenya when he had just returned from the Africa Championships in Nigeria.  

 He was a two-time African bronze medallist and his twin brother Haron Koech is also a hurdler. In 2015, he made history in China by becoming the first Kenyan to win a world gold at a distance shorter than 800m. 

Athletics Kenya confirmed Bett's death on Twitter, while Kenyan sports minister Rashid Echesa tweeted his condolences to the Bett family.