Kenya pays tribute to marathon world-record holder Kelvin Kiptum at state funeral
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Kenya marathon hero Kiptum honoured at funeral as unique talent and family man
CHEPKORIO, Kenya : Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum, whose dreams of breaking the race's two-hour barrier were ended by a car crash earlier this month, was remembered for his talent and humility at a funeral service on Friday in western Kenya.
London Marathon gives equal prize money to wheelchair races
LONDON : Prize money for the wheelchair races at the 2024 London Marathon will be the same as for able-bodied athletes as the event becomes the first marathon to make the two pots equal, organisers said on Thursday.
Kenyans mourn marathon world record holder Kiptum as body returns home
ELDORET, Kenya : Hundreds of mourners on Thursday accompanied the casket of marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum on its way to his home village, where the young star who dreamed of breaking the race's storied two-hour barrier will be laid to rest.
Canada's Rory Linkletter sets personal-best time at Sevilla Marathon in Spain
Rory Linkletter became the second Canadian long-distance runner to hit the men's Olympic A standard on Sunday.
Kenya marathon star Kiptum’s funeral to be held February 24
(FILES) Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum runs to the line to win the Men’s race at the finish of the 2023 London Marathon in central London on April 23, 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 JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) / “RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – SPONSORSHIP OF CONTENT SUBJECT TO LMEL AGREEMENT”. – “Restricted to editorial use – sponsorship of content subject to LMEL agreement”.
Kenya's Sarah Chepchirchir gets 8-year ban for second doping violation
Kenya's Sarah Chepchirchir has been hit with an eight-year ban after the former Tokyo Marathon winner was found to have violated anti-doping regulations for a second time, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said in a statement on Tuesday.
Kelvin Kiptum was the marathon's shooting star
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