Today, the Ecuadorian Sports Ministry revealed that 32 - year - old antagonist Alex Quinonez was shot dead in the port of Guayaquil in the southwest of the country.

On its Twitter account, the ministry said, "It is with great sadness that we confirm the assassination of our athletes, Alex Kinonez. We lost a great athlete, someone who made us dream, calling him "the best runner in the history of our country."

A police source said that Kynonez was injured while being shot, where he was with someone else who also died.

According to the source, the specialist runner in the 200 metres, a race in which he won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, was found dead around midnight (local time),

On Twitter, Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso wrote: "Our sincere condolences to his loved ones. I hope he lies in peace. Those who kill orians will never get away with it. We will respond strongly. "

This was the final of the 200m at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and he missed the last edition in Tokyo this summer.