Athlete Gilbert Kwemoi dies in Mount Elgon

Gilbert Soet Kwemoi [photo courtesy]

Former world youth champion Gilbert Soet Kwemoi is dead. Kwemoi died last night at a hospital in Mount Elgon following a short illness.

Kwemoi, 23, lit up the Olympic Stadium in Nanjing, China, winning gold in 1500m in 3:41.99 during the 2014 Youth Olympic Games. A year later, Kwemoi won silver for Kenya at the African Under20 Championships in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.