CNN —That a crowd of thousands gathered for the funeral of Kelvin Kiptum was testament to the marathon world record holder’s staggering impact on his sport.
“You ask yourself so many questions as to why, but sometimes it’s hard to get answers,” double Olympic gold medalist David Rudisha tells CNN about his compatriot’s untimely death.
“The last few weeks have been a really sad moment for Kenyans,” says Rudisha, himself a world record holder over 800 meters.
“Kelvin was very special, coming up and running just three marathons, all of them under two hours, two minutes.
“Everybody feels good to watch a world record,” he says.
Persons:
Kelvin Kiptum, “, ”, David Rudisha, Kiptum, Gervais Hakizimana, Mustafa Yalcin, Rudisha, it’s, Kelvin, ” Rudisha, Quinn Rooney, Emmanuel Wanyonyi
Organizations:
CNN, Paris, Getty
Locations:
Kenya, Eldoret, Chicago, London, Anadolu, Rio