3 men arrested for the death of Kelvin Kiptum – 2024-02-17 09:52:21

Last Sunday, February 11, the world of athletics mourned due to the premature death of the Kenyan, Kelvin Kiptum, after suffering a crash on a highway in his country. The 24-year-old athlete was accompanied by his coach, who also lost his life.

The investigation into his death took an unexpected turn in the last few hours after the arrest of three men was confirmed, as reported by the EFE agency, which added that those arrested had visited Kiptum’s house a few days before the murder occurred. fatal crash.

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Request for extension of investigation

Samson Cheruiyot, father of the deceased athlete, asked 24 hours after the event that the Kenyan Government investigate in detail the possible circumstances that led to the death of Kelvin Kiptum. “Some people arrived a few days ago looking for Kiptum, but they refused to identify themselves. I asked them to show me some identification, however, they chose to leave,†Cheruiyot commented, speaking to local media.

In total, there were four people who had visited Kiptum, three of them were detained this Wednesday in the county of Elgeyo Marakwet (west), where the athlete was born, and were later transferred 50 kilometers to the city of Iten to be interrogated.

Kiptum burst onto the world stage thanks to the fact that on October 8, 2023, it took over the last world marathon record with a time of 2 hours and 35 minutes in the last edition of the race in Chicago.

He had only participated in three marathons: Valencia 2022, a race in which he recorded the fastest time in history for a beginner, with 2h.01:53. In 2023 she won the London competitions, with 2h01:25 and later in Chicago, with a time that allowed her to snatch the world record from her compatriot, Eliud Kipchoge.