Kelvin Kiptum, marathon world record holder, dies at 24

Kelvin Kiptum, the massively proficient Kenyan distance runner who set a surprising world report for the marathon final 12 months, has died in a automotive accident. He was 24.

In October, Kiptum eclipsed the good Eliud Kipchoge when he crossed the road in Chicago in 2hr 0min 35sec, bettering his compatriot’s finest by 34 seconds and establishing what promised to be an exciting duel between the 2 Kenyans on the Olympic Video games in Paris this summer time.

However, in keeping with reviews in Kenya, Kiptum and his coach, Gervais Hakizimana, have been killed in an accident on the Eldoret-Kaptagat street within the southwest of the nation. One report stated Kiptum had been driving the automotive, which left the street and hit a tree.

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