World marathon record holder and Kelvin Kiptum is dead.
Kenyan Police confirmed that, Kelvin and his coach Gervais Hakizimana died in a road accident on Sunday night outside the Rift Valley town of Eldoret.
The police said that the 24-year-old Kenyan athlete, who was driving a Toyota Premio, and his coach died at the scene of the crash while a third occupant in the car survived with serious injuries.
“He lost control, veered off the road, entered into a ditch 60 meters away and hit a big tree,” Mulinge said. The accident happened around 11 p.m. local time” Elgeyo Marakwet County Police Commander Peter Mulinge told CNN.
Kiptum’s world record marathon time of 2:00:35 set in the Chicago Marathon in October last year was ratified just days ago by World Athletics.
His personal best time by 50 seconds saw him dethroning his fellow Kenyan Eluid Kipchoge’s record of 2:01:09