Kenyan marathoner Kelvin Kiptum will be buried on February 24

Kenyan marathoner Kelvin Kiptum will be buried on February 24

Kelvin Kiptum, marathon world record holder and shooting star of world athletics who died in a car accident on the night of Sunday to Monday, will be buried on February 24, an official of the Kenyan Athletics Federation announced on Wednesday February 14. . The ceremony will take place in Chepsamo, the village in the Rift Valley (west) where the 24-year-old athlete and his family lived. The Kenyan government has assured that it will cover the burial costs. “ In honor of the late Kenyan marathon world record holder, a true national hero, the government will support Kiptum’s family in giving him a heroic and dignified farewell “, said a government press release. Kelvin Kiptum, a new phenomenon in Kenyan athletics, was to be one of the attractions of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. His coach Gervais Hakizimana, also on board, was killed instantly.

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