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Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum: Marathon world record holder dies in road accident
The men's marathon world record holder, Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a road accident in his home country.
He was killed alongside his coach, Rwanda's Gervais Hakizimana, in a car on a road in western Kenya.
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It was in Chicago last October that Kiptum bettered Kipchoge's achievement, running the 26.1 miles (42km) in two hours and 35 seconds.
Giving further details of the crash, police said Kiptum was the driver, and the vehicle "lost control and rolled, killing the two on the spot".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68270866
He was killed alongside his coach, Rwanda's Gervais Hakizimana, in a car on a road in western Kenya.
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It was in Chicago last October that Kiptum bettered Kipchoge's achievement, running the 26.1 miles (42km) in two hours and 35 seconds.
Giving further details of the crash, police said Kiptum was the driver, and the vehicle "lost control and rolled, killing the two on the spot".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68270866
Only 24 - he had plenty more in him. How sad.
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I was a distance runner in high school and couldn't run a single mile that fast.
