{"id":19910,"date":"2024-02-12T06:12:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T06:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.challenge-family.com\/challenge-family\/uncategorized\/a-big-loss-world-record-holder-marathon-kelvin-kiptum-died-in-car-accident\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T15:31:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T15:31:53","slug":"a-big-loss-world-record-holder-marathon-kelvin-kiptum-died-in-car-accident","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.challenge-family.com\/challenge-family\/news\/a-big-loss-world-record-holder-marathon-kelvin-kiptum-died-in-car-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"A Big Loss: Marathon World Record Holder Kelvin Kiptum Died in Car Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The running world is in shock: 24-year-old Kelvin Kiptum died this weekend in a car accident in Kenya. Kiptum, who made his marathon debut in 2022, won major races such as Valencia, London and Chicago and at the latter also broke Kipchoge&#8217;s world record by finishing in 2:00:35, which was seen as perhaps the biggest breakthrough within the marathon world.<\/p>\n<p>Kiptum was on his way from Paktaget to Eldoret (Kenya, ed.) yesterday when his car went off the road and crashed into a tree. Kiptum himself was behind the wheel, but his coach Gervais Hakizimana also died. A third occupant sustained serious injuries, Kenya&#8217;s sports minister announced.<\/p>\n<p>In April, Kiptum was about to start at the Rotterdam Marathon in The Netherlands. There he planned to attack his own world record.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The running world is in shock: 24-year-old Kelvin Kiptum died this weekend in a car accident in Kenya. 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