Nicholas Kiptanui Bett (also known as Nicholas Kiptonui Bett or Nicholas Bett; born 20 December 1996) is a Kenyan

steeplechase Steeplechase may refer to: * Steeplechase (horse racing), a type of horse race in which participants are required to jump over obstacles * Steeplechase (athletics), an event in athletics that derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing ...

runner. He is the national under-18 record holder for Kenya in the

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with a time of 5:20.92.

Biography

Bett's first international championship was at the 2013 IAAF World Youth Championships, where at just 16 years old he set the Kenyan record in the rarely run 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 2000 metres steeplechase. Bett also ran faster than the previous world under-18 best, but was beaten by

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of Ethiopia. Starting in 2015, Bett was regular on the

Diamond League The Diamond League is an annual series of elite track and field athletic competitions comprising fourteen of the best invitational athletics meetings. The series sits in the top tier of the World Athletics (formerly known as the IAAF) one-day mee ...

steeplechase circuit, cementing top-10 finishes in the Shanghai, Rome,

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, Birmingham, and Brussels meetings. Most notably, Bett finished 2nd in the 2016 Athletissima Lausanne as a 19-year old. After reigning Diamond League champion

Jairus Birech Jairus Kipchoge Birech (born 14 December 1992) is a Kenyan steeplechase runner. He holds a personal best time of 7:58.41 minutes for the 3000 metres steeplechase, which ranks him among the top ten of all time. He was the gold medallist at the 2 ...

faded from the quick early pace, Bett led the race coming into the final water jump, but Abraham Kibiwott passed him before the final barrier for the win.

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