- Cheruiyot participated during the Graz Marathon in Austria
- He however withdrew from the race midway before complaining of headache
- He succumbed to brain hemorrhage days later at a Nairobi hospital
Promising Kenyan marathoner Patrick Cheruiyot has been reported dead just days after dropping out of a race in Austria.
Cheruiyot is understood to have taken part in Graz Marathon in Austria last weekend, but had to withdraw after doing just three kilometres.
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Volare Sports, an agency that manages Cheruiyot, revealed the athlete would later complain of a headache before being admitted at a Nairobi hospital with malaria.
Having failed to respond to treatment, a CT scan was made on his head on Wednesday, October 16.
Patrick Cheruiyot withdrew from the Grz Marathon in Austria after just 3km. Photo: medium.com.
Source: UGC
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According to the agency, the scan established Cheruiyot had a brain hemorrhage, only to succumb on Friday, October 18.
In a tribute message posted on Volare Sports' Facebook page, the Australian-based firm mourned the marathoner as "a modest, kind and appreciative person."
Cheruiyot was also part of the Linz Marathon in last April where he picked an injury. Photo: linzmarathon.at.
Source: UGC
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"It's with sadness to announce that Volare athlete Patrick Cheruiyot passed away. Patrick was an upcoming athlete, training in Kapkitony, Kenya," the firm said in a statement.
"We will miss Patrick as a member of our team," the statement added.
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