Kenya: Kelvin Kiptum - the Kenyan Runner Who Redefined What It Takes to Win Marathons

[The Conversation Africa] Kenyan athletics has lost Kelvin Kiptum, the marathon world record holder who was destined to be the first person to run the race in under two hours. The runner, aged only 24, died on 10 February in a car accident that also claimed his coach Gervais Hakizimana, 37, from Rwanda.