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Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a car crash - Levin - 12-02-2024
https://apnews.com/article/kevin-kiptum-marathon-kenya-killed-314b41c92c9166a3a698a2860fa3fc15
RE: Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a car crash - Levin - 12-02-2024
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin_Kiptum
RE: Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a car crash - Levin - 12-02-2024
Kelvin Kiptum Cheruiyot (2 December 1999 – 11 February 2024) was a Kenyan long-distance runner and the marathon world record holder at the time of his death. He was the only person in history to run the marathon under two hours and one minute in a record-eligible race. He ran three of the seven fastest marathons in history.
Kiptum won three marathons he participated in, all renowned, including two top-tier World Marathon Majors (WMM), and held between December 2022 and October 2023. The times he achieved are three of the six fastest times in history, a course record under 2:02-hour in each case, making him the only man ever to break this barrier thrice.
Kiptum ran the fastest ever marathon debut at the 2022 Valencia Marathon, becoming only the third man in history to break two hours and two minutes and setting the then fourth-quickest time ever. Kiptum followed it up four months later with the second fastest marathon in history at 2:01:25, 16 seconds outside the world record, at the 2023 London Marathon (WMM). In his next race, the 2023 Chicago Marathon (WMM) six months later in October 2023, the 23-year-old broke the world record by 34 seconds with a time of two hours and 35 seconds.
RE: Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a car crash - Buffybuffy - 12-02-2024
2024 how relevant is running a marathon?
RE: Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a car crash - Levin - 12-02-2024
(12-02-2024, 11:51 AM)Buffybuffy Wrote: 2024 how relevant is running a marathon?
??? This ls like asking how relevant are most sports.
RE: Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a car crash - Buffybuffy - 12-02-2024
(12-02-2024, 12:09 PM)Levin Wrote: ??? This ls like asking how relevant are most sports.
In a way I guess. Something started as a leisure now becomes a competition. Marathon itself was not a race to begin with but shows people eat too full and decided to make it competitive.
RE: Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a car crash - Levin - 12-02-2024
(12-02-2024, 12:22 PM)Buffybuffy Wrote: In a way I guess. Something started as a leisure now becomes a competition. Marathon itself was not a race to begin with but shows people eat too full and decided to make it competitive.
I guess that's capitalism. If money can be made from it, so it exists lor.
RE: Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a car crash - sgh - 12-02-2024
(12-02-2024, 12:31 PM)Levin Wrote: I guess that's capitalism. If money can be made from it, so it exists lor.
Not restricted to human sports. Horse racing, dog racing, chicken fight etc all are sports that can make monies
RE: Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a car crash - Buffybuffy - 12-02-2024
(12-02-2024, 12:34 PM)sgh Wrote: Not restricted to human sports. Horse racing, dog racing, chicken fight etc all are sports that can make moniesYou missed out cricket fighting.
RE: Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a car crash - starbugs - 12-02-2024
What a pity. He was still before his prime and almost certainly have brought the world record to below 2 hours. RIP.
RE: Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a car crash - watchfirst9 - 12-02-2024
(12-02-2024, 12:34 PM)sgh Wrote: Not restricted to human sports. Horse racing, dog racing, chicken fight etc all are sports that can make monies
horse racing is closed. property more profitable?
Maybe Sg should held indoor ice skating race, live secondary school competition yearly.
RE: Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a car crash - Bigiron - 12-02-2024
Car accident
RE: Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a car crash - sgh - 12-02-2024
(12-02-2024, 06:06 PM)watchfirst9 Wrote: horse racing is closed. property more profitable?
Maybe Sg should held indoor ice skating race, live secondary school competition yearly.
No horse then dogs lor smaller than horse and cheaper to feed