Kelvin Kiptum

President of the International Athletics Federation Sebastian Coe (2nd R) looks on while attending the funeral proceedings of the late marathon runner Kelvin Kiptum in Chepkorio on February 23, 2024.

Kenya government, World Athletics excectives, athletes, friends and family paid their final respect to late marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum in Kenya on Friday. Kiptum who died alongside his Rwandan coach, Gervais Hakizimana in a car accident on February 11, was buried in his hometown, Chepkorio in Western Kenya. Dignitaries who attended Friday’s funeral include Kenya President, William Ruto and World Athletics President, Sebastian Coe...

Marathon record-holder Kiptum killed in car crash in Kenya

by Taiye Taiwo

12 February 2024

Men's marathon world record holder, Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya has been confirmed dead in a road accident that happened in western Kenya on Sunday. Kiptum bettered Eliud Kipchoge's record to set a new world lead time of 2 hours and 35 seconds in Chicago Marathon last October. Kiptum's car was the only one involved in the crash after it veered off the road around 11pm (Kenyan...

Kenya’s Kiptum wins London Marathon as Mo Farah finishes ninth

by Kunle Fayiga

23 April 2023

Kelvin Kiptum claimed victory at the 2023 TCS London Marathon on Sunday while Sir Mo Farah finished the race in ninth position. Somali-born Farah announced the marathon would be his last competitive outing having featured in three previous editions where his best finish was third place in 2018. https://twitter.com/AfroSportTV/status/1650106297918840835?t=W18qBUFvXB-U_qfuPFD9kw&s=19 The 40-year old had struggled with injuries and fitness problems in recent years and showed signs of...

African athletes set record in Valencia marathon

by Ibikunle Salako

6 December 2022

It was a wonderful outing for African athletes at the Valencia marathon over the weekend as Ethiopia's Amane Beriso and Kenyan debutant Kelvin Kiptum came out victorious. The African pair ran record-breaking times in one of the most anticipated events in marathon history, following a debut appearance for the 5000m, 10,000m and half-marathon World Record (WR) holder, Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey. Gidey ran the fastest-ever time for...

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