Kelvin Kiptum, the world record holder in the marathon, died in a car accident on Sunday in Kenya.
The running community is mourning the tragic loss of Kelvin Kiptum, who died in a car accident on Sunday. The 24-year-old, who set the world record in the marathon at the Chicago Marathon last October in a mindblowing 2:00:35, was driving a Toyota Premio in Kenya when he lost control of the vehicle. According to The Nation, Kiptum and his coach, 36-year-old Gervais Hakizimana of Rwanda, who was in the car with him, both died at the scene, and a third passenger was transported to the hospital.
” -Two-time Olympic gold medalist and president of World Athletics, Seb Coe, shared a photo of himself presenting Kiptum with his award for winning the World Athlete of the Year 2023 Award and noted that he had personally officially ratified his historic marathon world record time in Chicago just days ago.
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