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Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum wins the 2023 London Marathon in central London. AFP
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Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum breaks the tape to win the 2023 men's London Marathon on April 23, 2023. Police said Monday that Kiptum and his coach Gervais Hakizimana had died in a car crash in western Kenya that left a third passenger also injured. AFP
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Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum celebrates winning the 2023 Chicago Marathon in Chicago, Illinois, in a world record time of two hours and 35 seconds on October 8, 2023. AFP
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(FILES) Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum celebrates winning the 2023 Bank of America Chicago Marathon in Chicago, Illinois, in a world record time of two hours and 35 seconds on October 8, 2023. World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach Gervais Hakizimana have died in a car crash in western Kenya that left a third passenger also injured, police said on February 11, 2024. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP)
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Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum drops to his knees after winning the 2023 Chicago Marathon in Chicago, Illinois. AFP
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Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum wins the 2023 London Marathon in central London. AFP
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Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum breaks the tape to win the 2023 men's London Marathon on April 23, 2023. Police said Monday that Kiptum and his coach Gervais Hakizimana had died in a car crash in western Kenya that left a third passenger also injured. AFP
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Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum celebrates winning the 2023 Chicago Marathon in Chicago, Illinois, in a world record time of two hours and 35 seconds on October 8, 2023. AFP
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(FILES) Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum celebrates winning the 2023 Bank of America Chicago Marathon in Chicago, Illinois, in a world record time of two hours and 35 seconds on October 8, 2023. World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach Gervais Hakizimana have died in a car crash in western Kenya that left a third passenger also injured, police said on February 11, 2024. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP)
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Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum drops to his knees after winning the 2023 Chicago Marathon in Chicago, Illinois. AFP
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Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum wins the 2023 London Marathon in central London. AFP
Kelvin Kiptum: Marathon world-record holder dies in car accident in Kenya
Kiptum, 24, was driving from Kaptagat to Eldoret on Sunday evening when the car rolled, killing the young sensation and his Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana
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12 February, 2024
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