Afrigather An post-mortem has revealed that Kenyan world marathon report holder, Kelvin Kiptum, died from extreme head accidents sustained in a automotive crash.
The athlete’s life was minimize brief in a late-night accident close to his house in north-western Kenya on 11 February, during which his Rwandan coach, Gervais Hakizimana, additionally died.
Kiptum’s demise got here simply months after he set a males’s world report of two hours and 35 seconds within the Chicago Marathon.
The 24-year-old was reportedly planning a bid to run the 42-kilometre distance in below two hours within the Rotterdam marathon in April, a feat that has by no means been achieved earlier than in open competitors.
The late star runner shall be laid to relaxation at his house village on Friday in what is anticipated to be a state occasion attend by Kenyan president, William Ruto.
