‘You have left a big gap in my family’ Nicholas Bett’s emotional wife eulogizes

Former 400m hurdles world champion Nicholas Bett who died in a road accident last week was laid to rest at his Simat home in Lemook village, Uasin Gishu.

Family, friends and fans came in numbers to pay him their last respects. His brother described it as an unbelievable moment for him.

BRO, YOU WERE ALWAYS LAUGHING AND CARING. ITS SO SAD AND UNDELIVERABLE THAT WE CAN’T HAVE SOMEONE ELSE TO CALL BRO LIKE YOU. ALL WE KNOW IS THAT YOU ARE IN A BETTER PLACE. WE THANK GOD FOR THE YEARS WE LIVED TOGETHER.

His father assured mourners that the memories they had together will go unforgotten.

THOUGH YOU HAVE LEFT US, THE MEMORIES YOU LEFT WILL STILL BE WITH US ALWAYS.

Bett’s wife whom, they sired two kids with said he has indeed left a big gap in the family.

I’LL ALWAYS CHERISH THE MOMENTS WE HAD. YOU HAVE LEFT A BIG GAP IN MY FAMILY THAT ONLY GOD CAN FILL. REST IN PEACE NICHOLAS.

The burial ceremony was earlier set for Friday but was pushed back after Government officials including National Police Service made a request. Deputy President William Ruto led the government delegation at the burial.

The 26-year-old died in a road crash along Sochoi-Lessos Road last week just a day after returning from the continental championships in Nigeria.

Bett made history in China by becoming the first Kenyan to win a gold medal in a short distance race at the world stage.

He won the 400m hurdles finals at the 15th IAAF World Championships in Beijing in 47.79 world leading time, beating Russia’s Dennis Kudryavsten in 2015.