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Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach die in car crash

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World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum, who had been set to become a track superstar in long-distance running, died Sunday in a car crash in Kenya. His coach, who was also in the car, died.

Police said Kiptum had been driving when the car veered off the road and into a ditch before crashing into a tree.

Following his death, the government and fellow Kenyans paid tribute to the 24-year-old athlete.

“Kenya, the world, and the fraternity of athletics and sports, in general, has lost a special shining gem. I truly top tier athlete and sports man,” said Ababu Namwamba, Kenya’s cabinet secretary of youth affairs, creative economy and sports.

Kiptum had just had the world record he set at last year’s Chicago Marathon ratified by the international track federation World Athletics last week.

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