Marathon World Record-Holder Kelvin Kiptum, Who Was Set to Be Superstar, Has Died in Car Crash

Marathon World Record-Holder Kelvin Kiptum, Who Was Set to Be Superstar, Has Died in Car Crash
Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya celebrates his Chicago Marathon world record victory in Chicago's Grant Park on Oct. 8, 2023. Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune via AP
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NAIROBI, Kenya—Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was set to be a superstar of long-distance running and was a top contender for gold at the Olympics in Paris this year, was killed along with his coach in a car crash in Kenya.

Their vehicle was the only one involved in the crash late Sunday and Kiptum was driving when it veered off a road and into a ditch before hitting a tree, police said.