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The marathon world record holder, Kiptum, who had taken the long-distance running world by storm, perished in a car accident along with his coach, Gervais Hakizimana.
Ugandan long-distance runner and 5,000 and 10,000-metre world record holder Joshua Cheptegei has eulogized marathon guru and Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum.
The marathon world record holder, Kiptum, who had taken the long-distance running world by storm, perished in a car accident along with his coach, Gervais Hakizimana.
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"I am so heartbroken and shocked to learn of the saddening news of the passing of Kelvin Kiptum and his coach, Gervais Hakizimana," Cheptegei took to his X (formerly Twitter).
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00:32 - 12.02.2024
Kelvin Kiptum: Kenyan Marathon World Record holder tragically dies in car accident
Kiptum and his coach, Rwanda's Gervais Hakizimana, died in a car accident on Sunday night.
"My condolences to both families, friends and all the athletics fans around the globe.
(The) road accident has robbed us of such a great talent."
According to Elgeyo Marakwet County Police Commandant Peter Mulinge, the tragedy occurred on the Eldoret-Kaptagat road in Kenya.
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After twice clocking two hours and one minute for the marathon in 2022 and 2023, Kiptum shattered Kenyan icon Eliud Kipchoge's world record by smashing the 2023 Chicago Marathon in 2:00:35. Kipchoge's world record was 2:01:09.
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