Athlete dies during training in Eldoret. [Photo/Courtesy]
An Eldoret athlete, David Kiprotich, collapsed Thursday morning, while training in Kaptagat, Uasin Gishu county.
Efforts to save his life were futile as he was pronounced dead on arrival at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital.
“He resides at Chirchir shopping centre. We usually converge for training in the morning. The day’s program was to cover 30km but after the seventh kilometre, I just saw him fall down,” athlete Laban Mutai is quoted by the Star.
“We did first aid before I went back to the camp to get my car to take him to the hospital. However when I arrived he had been rushed by another person,” he added.
Mutai described Kiprotich as a disciplined athlete, who had no issues with his health