Patrick Cheruiyot: Kenyan marathoner tragically dies days after dropping out of race in Austria

– Cheruiyot participated in the Graz Marathon in Austria where he withdrew midway before complaining of a headache

– The athlete flew back home and was admitted at a Nairobi hospital with malaria.

– The elite runner succumbed to brain hemorrhage days later at the health facility

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.

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.

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.”