{"id":2173818,"date":"2024-02-12T01:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T06:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marathon-world-record-holder-kiptum-dies-in-road-accident\/"},"modified":"2024-02-12T01:48:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T06:48:29","slug":"marathon-world-record-holder-kiptum-dies-in-road-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marathon-world-record-holder-kiptum-dies-in-road-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiptum, marathon world record holder, dies in road crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmarathon-world-record-holder-kiptum-dies-in-road-accident%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2173818&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>February 11, 2024 \u2013 \u20635:37 PM PST<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kelvin Kiptum \u200dof Kenya celebrates after setting \u200ca new world record time of 2:00:35 at the 2023 Chicago \u2063Marathon.\u2063 Mandatory Credit: Jamie \u2064Sabau-USA\u2064 TODAY Sports\/File Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>NAIROBI (Reuters) \u2013\u2062 Kenya\u2019s marathon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teen-pilot-begins-trek-to-become-youngest-woman-to-fly-around-the-world\/\" title=\"Teen pilot begins trek to become youngest woman to fly around the world\">world record holder<\/a> Kelvin Kiptum and \u200chis\u200d coach were killed in a traffic\u200c accident in the Rift Valley\u2063 on\u2062 Sunday, cutting short the promising\u200b career of the only \u200cman to have run the\u200b endurance classic in less than two hours and one minute.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old set the world record at the Chicago\u200c Marathon in October with a\u200c time of two hours and 35 seconds to surpass the mark of 2:01:09 run by compatriot Eliud Kipchoge in Berlin in \u200d2022.<\/p>\n<p>Kiptum, who clocked\u2064 three \u200dof the seven fastest marathon times in history, had been\u2062 hoping to become the first man \u200cto run the marathon in under two hours in race conditions at\u2062 Rotterdam in April as\u200c well as make his Olympic debut in Paris in July.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are \u200dshocked and deeply saddened to learn of the devastating loss of Kelvin Kiptum and his coach, Gervais Hakizimana,\u201d World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn \u2064behalf of all World Athletics, we\u200b send our deepest condolences to their families, friends, team\u200d mates and the Kenyan nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn incredible athlete leaving an \u200cincredible legacy, we will miss him dearly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the Nation newspaper, Kiptum was driving his Rwandan \u200ccoach\u200b and a woman in a car near the Rift Valley village where he was born when the accident occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Kiptum \u2063and Gervais Hakizimana died at the scene \u200bbut the woman, Sharon Kosgey, survived with serious \u200dinjuries and was treated\u200c at a local hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a self-involved accident,\u201d the\u2063 newspaper quoted the local police commander, Peter Mulinge, as saying.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the \u200dlate hour, tributes were paid to\u2064 Kiptum by senior Kenyan politicians and \u200bgovernment officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDevastating news as we mourn the loss of \u2064a \u200dremarkable individual, Kelvin Kiptum, World Record holder and Kenyan \u2064athletics icon,\u201d former Kenya prime minister Raila \u200dOdinga said on\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy deepest \u200ccondolences \u200cto his loved\u2064 ones, friends, and the entire athletics fraternity. Our\u2063 nation grieves the\u2064 profound loss of a true hero.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EXPLOSIVE ENTRY<\/h2>\n<p>Kiptum, a\u2063 product\u2064 of the high altitude region of Kenya which has produced most of \u2064the country\u2019s world renowned distance runners, started his international \u200dcareer on the half-marathon circuit \u2063in \u20632019.<\/p>\n<p>He made an explosive entry into\u200b the full 42.195km distance by running the then fourth fastest time on record (2.01.53) to win the 2022 Valencia Marathon \u200bon debut.<\/p>\n<p>That\u200c race revealed his trademark approach to marathons,\u200d running\u2062 with \u200dthe pack for\u200b the first 30kms and then \u200bupping the pace and racing off alone \u2064for \u2062the remainder of \u200bthe\u2062 race.<\/p>\n<p>He used the\u2063 same tactics to\u200d win last April\u2019s London Marathon in a course record \u200dof 2:01:25 and again in Chicago\u2062 in October to take 34 seconds off Kipchoge\u2019s world mark.<\/p>\n<p>That was to be his final race before\u200c his untimely death, which came only a week after World Athletics had ratified \u2063his world \u200drecord.<\/p>\n<p>Hakizimana, \u206436, was a former distance runner \u2063who still holds \u2062Rwanda\u2019s record \u200cfor the\u200c 3,000 metres steeplechase. He met first \u2063Kiptum when he was training in \u2063the Rift Valley and worked with \u200chim intensively before last year\u2019s London marathon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI \u2062am shocked and deeply saddened \u200cto \u2062learn the\u2062 passing of\u200c Kelvin Kiptum and his coach Gervais\u200c Hakizimana,\u201d \u200dKenya\u2019s twice Olympic champion and\u200b 800m world record\u200c holder David Rudisha said \u2064in a post \u200con X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is\u2062 a huge \u200closs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><sup>Reporting by George Obulutsa, Thomas \u200dMukoya and Humphrey Malalo, additional reporting by Angelica Medina in Mexico City and \u200bUrvi Dugar in \u2063Bengaluru; writing by Nick Mulvenney,\u2062 editing by \u200cClare Fallon, Michael \u2063Perry and Peter Rutherford<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cats-of-oceanside-works-to-help-local-cat-colonies\/\" title=\"Cats of Oceanside aids local cat colonies\">pandemic\u200b animal shelters<\/a> have been inundated with owner \u2063surrenders, and \u2064stray cats have flooded their facilities.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Homeward Bound \u200dPet Adoption \u2064Center launches a \u201dNeuter Your Ex\u201d campaign.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The White\u200d House rebukes the Special Counsel report, Imran Khan declares \u200bvictory in Pakistan and Happy Chinese New Year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President Biden \u2064has responded \u2064to the special counsel\u2019s report on\u200d his handling of classified documents. 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The loss has\u200b left the athletics community and the nation of Kenya devastated.<\/p>\n<p>The Record-Breaking Athlete:<\/p>\n<p>Kelvin Kiptum, a 24-year-old Kenyan athlete, made history at \u2063the Chicago Marathon in October. He shattered the\u2063 world record with a\u200b remarkable \u200ctime of two hours and 35 \u200bseconds, surpassing the previous record of 2:01:09 set by his\u2062 compatriot, Eliud Kipchoge, in Berlin in 2022. Kiptum had achieved three out of the seven fastest marathon times in history and had\u2062 set \u2062his sights on achieving the incredible feat of completing a marathon\u200d in under two \u200chours in Rotterdam in April. Additionally, he was eagerly anticipating his Olympic debut in Paris\u2063 in July.<\/p>\n<p>The Shocking News:<\/p>\n<p>World Athletics President, \u2062Sebastian Coe, expressed\u2064 his deep\u2063 shock and \u200bgrief upon learning about the tragic loss \u2062of Kelvin\u2063 Kiptum and his coach, Gervais \u200bHakizimana. The entire athletics\u200b community, as well as the Kenyan nation, mourn the\u2062 loss of\u2062 an extraordinary \u200bathlete who\u200d has left behind an incredible legacy.<\/p>\n<p>The Fatal Accident:<\/p>\n<p>According to\u200b reports from the Nation newspaper, Kiptum was driving his Rwandan coach and a woman \u2063near his birthplace in the Rift Valley when the accident \u200boccurred. Unfortunately, both Kiptum and Hakizimana lost their lives in the accident, while the woman, Sharon Kosgey, survived with serious injuries\u200d and is receiving \u200btreatment\u2063 at a\u2064 local hospital. Local\u200b authorities have described the incident as a self-involved accident.<\/p>\n<p>Tributes and Condolences:<\/p>\n<p>Despite the\u200b late hour, tributes poured \u2064in for Kiptum from senior Kenyan politicians and government officials. Former Kenyan \u200bPrime\u200d Minister Raila Odinga expressed his condolences and referred to Kiptum as a remarkable individual \u200band a true hero. The entire nation mourns the loss of this incredible \u2063athlete.<\/p>\n<p>Explosive Entry and Recognized Talent:<\/p>\n<p>Kiptum hailed from the high altitude\u200b region of \u2063Kenya, which \u200dhas produced numerous\u200c internationally-renowned distance runners. \u2062He burst onto the international scene \u2062in 2019 with his \u2062impressive performance in the half-marathon circuit. Making his full marathon\u2062 debut at the Valencia Marathon in \u200c2022, Kiptum recorded\u200d the fourth-fastest time \u2062ever recorded \u200d(2:01:53). This race established his signature style\u200b of running with the pack for the\u200b initial \u206230 kilometers before \u200bsurging ahead and\u200b racing alone to the finish line.<\/p>\n<p>Kiptum&#8217;s Legacy Lives On:<\/p>\n<p>In his short \u2064but astounding career, Kiptum replicated this successful \u200bstrategy. \u2062He established \u200ca new course record of 2:01:25 in the London Marathon in April and proceeded to\u2064 break Kipchoge&#8217;s world record\u200b at the Chicago Marathon in October. Tragically, this record-breaking race turned out \u200dto be his final competition before his untimely passing, a week after his world record was officially ratified.<\/p>\n<p>Gervais\u2064 Hakizimana, Kiptum&#8217;s coach,\u2062 played a significant role in his success. As a former distance runner himself and Rwanda&#8217;s\u2062 record holder for the 3,000 meters steeplechase, Hakizimana collaborated closely with Kiptum in his \u2064training leading up to the London marathon.<\/p>\n<p>Final Words:<\/p>\n<p>Kenya has suffered\u2062 a great loss\u2064 with the untimely deaths of Kelvin Kiptum\u2063 and Gervais Hakizimana. Their accident has not only claimed the life of an exceptional athlete \u200bbut also a young\u2062 man who had \u2063the potential to inspire future generations. As the athletics fraternity and the nation mourns, the legacy of\u2064 Kelvin \u200cKiptum and his daring spirit will forever be remembered in the annals of marathon history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 11, 2024 \u2013 5:37 PM PST: Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya celebrates setting a new world record time of 2:00:35 at the 2023 Chicago Marathon. 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