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August 8, 2018
Nicholas Bett, Kenyan track and field athlete (born 1990)
Nicholas Bett
Nicholas Kiplagat Bett was a Kenyan track and field athlete who competed in the 400 metres hurdles. His personal best for the event is 47.79 seconds. He was a world champion in the event, having won in 2015, and a two-time bronze medallist at the African Championships in Athletics. He died in a road accident in Kenya at the age of 28.
August 8
August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 145 days remain until the end of the year.