Kiptum, himself, said after his triumph in Chicago ... His interest in running came from watching his cousin, a runner who often worked as a pacemaker for Ethiopian great Haile Gebrselassie.

Kelvin Kiptum, whose impact on marathon running has been compared to Usain Bolt’s breakthrough in sprinting, died after the car he was driving in Kenya on Sunday night veered off the road and ...

Legendary Kenyan marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge expressed his condolences to the close ones of world record holder Kelvin Kiptum after the 24-year-old died in a road accident in Nairobi on Sunday.

Kiptum - the marathon runner destined for greatness Kiptum would have had 'incredible career' - Farah His father Samson Cheruiyot was distraught. "Kiptum was my only child, now he's left me," he ...

Before his death, Kiptum was preparing to attempt to run the Rotterdam Marathon - which took place earlier this month - in under two hours. Bekele, who is the third-fastest marathon runner in ...

TASS/. Kenyan long-distance runner Kelvin Kiptum has set a new marathon world record by running the marathon distance of 42 km 195 meters in 2 hours and 35 seconds at a competition in Chicago.

The death of Kiptum just months before the Paris Olympics has shocked Kenya and the world of athletics, with his rival, the legendary marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge saying he was "deeply saddened".

Athletics. Kelvin Kiptum: The first man destined to break two hours in the marathon Athletics. Kelvin Kiptum cause of death: how did the marathon world record holder die? "There were some people ...

It will be difficult to get an athlete who had all combinations of a good runner discipline, physique, and determination, like Kiptum," he said. Korir told Kiptum's family that the marathon world ...

The No.1 Olympic sport has lost a number of valuable and much-loved coaches and world-class athletes plus administrators and ...