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, a Kenyan athletics official has confirmed to the BBC.

He was killed alongside his coach, Rwanda’s Gervais Hakizimana in a car on a road near the town of Eldoret.
Kiptum emerged in 2023 as a rival to his compatriot Eliud Kipchoge.
He broke Kipchoge’s world record in Chicago last October, running the 26.1 miles in two hours and 35 seconds.
Just last week, his team announced that he would attempt to run the distance in under two hours at the Rotterdam marathon – a feat that has never been achieved in open competition.