Former world under-20 athletics champion Kipyegon Bett has died aged 26 in Bomet, Kenya, following a short illness.
The 800m specialist won his junior world title in 2016 and then took bronze at the senior World Championships in London the following year.
However, his career was halted in 2018 when he was handed a four-year doping ban and he struggled on his return.
"He had been sick, complaining of stomach pains for about a month. The doctors said he had a liver problem and had been in and out of hospital," his sister Purity Kirui told BBC Sport Africa.
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