Trinidad and Tobago’s Olympic and world 4x400m medallist Deon Lendore has died at the age of 29, World Athletics, the sport’s governing body informed on Tuesday.
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Lendore, according to reports, died in a car crash in Texas, USA, late on Monday.
The news of his death first appeared on social media in the United States and the Caribbean and was later confirmed by the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee.
The three-time Olympian, anchored his nation to relay bronze at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
He also claimed two world indoor 400m bronze medals and a 4x400m medal of the same colour.
Born in Mt Hope on October 28, 1992.
The sprinter started out at local club Abilene Wildcats before moving to the United States to take up a scholarship at Texas A&M University.
Lendore claimed his first world championship medal in 2015, with Trinidad and Tobago’s silver medal-winning squad in Beijing
He secured two world indoor medals the following year.
The CCTV video of the incident is yet to be released.
