According to his daughter Ruth Jipcho, Ben has been unwell for some time and is currently admitted at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). “Our father has been sick for a while and he is currently admitted at the Fountain Hospital in ICU. Ruth told Nation Sport that the doctor attending to Jipcho said his condition has worsened due to kidney, lungs and liver failure. Former 1,500m All Africa Games champion Susan Sirma said that she was praying for Jipcho whom they interacted on many occasions during her athletics career. “We are praying for Jipcho to be well because he is one of our fathers in terms of athletics in our country.

Source: Daily Nation July 23, 2020 16:18 UTC