The Latest Breaking News from Kelvin Kiptum

World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum has died in a road accident in Kenya at the age of 24. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Marathon world record-holder and Paris Olympic favourite Kelvin Kiptum died in a car crash in western Kenya, police said Monday.

World Athletics confirmed the 24-year-old died in his native Kenya alongside his coach, Gervais Hakizimana.

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Kelvin Kiptum, 23, has taken the long-distance world by storm, shattering Eliud Kipchoge's world record by 34 seconds in the Chicago Marathon. Kiptum has won three marathons in as many starts, owns three of the six fastest times in history & is aiming for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The marathon has always been the ultimate test of an athlete's endurance. On October 8, 2023, at the Chicago Marathon, a remarkable feat was achieved as Kelvin Kiptum, a Kenyan athlete, shattered the men's marathon world record, becoming the first person to complete the race in under 2 hours and…

Neeraj Chopra, Ryan Crouser, Mondo Duplantis, Soufiane El Bakkali, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Kelvin Kiptum, Pierce LePage, Noah Lyles, Alvaro Martin, Miltiadis Tentoglou, Karsten Warholm nominated for 2023 World Athlete of the Year. Voting process to determine finalists; World Athletics Council, Family, public votes count for 50%, 25%, 25% respectively. Voting closes…