Providence makes people! The 24-year-old marathon world record holder died in a car accident
According to new news from foreign media, on February 12 this year, in a car accident in Kenya, world record holder Kelvin Kiptum died at the age of 24. Just last week, Kiptum's team announced that he intended to complete the marathon in Rotterdam in less than two hours.
On December 2, 1999, at the age of 24, Kelvin Kiptum was born. At the 2023 Chicago Marathon, Kenya's Kevin Giptan finished the race in 2:00:35 (2:00:35), breaking Kipchoge's record of 2:01:09 and setting a new men's marathon record.
Kiptum won three of his marathons with a record of 202+, his records are: 2:053 at the 2022 Valencia Marathon, 2:02:25 at the London Marathon, and 2:02:35 at the Chicago Marathon.
Who knows, his glorious career has just begun, and it has already collapsed.
According to foreign media news, Kenyan marathon runner and world marathon record winner Kiptum died in a car accident at the age of 24. On February 11, Kenya, at 11 p.m. that day, Kiptum was driving a Toyota Prius. As a result, the car lost control, rushed off the road, rushed more than 60 meters away, and plunged into a large tree on the side of the road, causing serious damage.
Kiptum head coach Gervais Hakiezmana and a woman, Sharon Kosgei, were also killed in the incident.
Kiptum's wife confirmed Kiptum's death on the official Olympic website, as well as the death of the head coach.
The event comes after Kiptum's team unveiled a new milestone for the Rotterdam Marathon, which they intend to run in the human race"Break two"。
Regarding this incident, netizens said: "This is really bad news, who broke the record? ”
It was such a dramatic ending, and I thought he would score a goal."
What is this place? God is jealous of those who are most likely to go above level 2, and God does not want to see people go beyond level 2.
People within the two-hour range. "
It broke a global record at the beginning, and it is still far from that level! God is jealous of Yingjie, what a sorrow! ”
I saw the footage of you running the Berlin Marathon yesterday, but until now, the news is unbelievable and surprising, and it is a big shock for many of you who participate in the marathon.