Kelvin Kiptum, the marathon world record holder from Kenya who was on track to be the first person to ever run the race in under two hours, died in a car accident Sunday, according to the international sports governing organization World Athletics. He was 24.
Kiptum made international headlines in October when he won the Chicago marathon in 2 hours and 35 seconds, making him the first man to run an official race in under 2 hours and 1 minute, and overtaking fellow Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge's record. A year prior, Kiptum had never even run a marathon race.
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