NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum died in a car crash in Kenya late Sunday, a fellow athlete who went to the hospital and saw the body said.
Kiptum's coach was also killed in the crash, Kenyan runner Milcah Chemos said.
Chemos said she was among a group of athletes who had gone to the hospital in Eldoret after hearing the news of the crash.
Kiptum was the first man to run the marathon in under 2 hours, 1 minute.
He set the new world record of 2:00.35 at the Chicago Marathon in October, beating the mark of fellow Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge.
Persons:
Kelvin Kiptum, Milcah Chemos, Chemos, Kiptum
Organizations:
—, Kenyan, Chicago Marathon, Athletics
Locations:
NAIROBI, Kenya, Eldoret, africa