The Police confirmed this Wednesday the arrest of three of the four men who visited the home of Kenyan athlete Kelvin Kiptumworld marathon record holder, four days before dying this Sunday in a traffic accident in Kenya.
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The three were arrested today at the police station in the city of Kaptagat in the county of Elgeyo Marakwet (west), where the athlete was from, and were later transferred to the city of Iten, just over fifty kilometers away, to be interrogated.
Detectives want to question those individuals, whose identities have not been released, to establish the nature of their visit after the father of Kiptum, Samson Cheruiyotraised the alarm hours after his tragic death, local media indicated.
This Monday the father asked the Government of Kenya to investigate the circumstances of his son's death. “There were some people who arrived a few days ago looking for Kiptum, but they refused to identify themselves. I asked them to show me some identification, but they chose to leave,” he said Cheruiyot, in statements reported by local media.
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“Kiptum He was my only son. He has left me, his mother and his children. (…) I am deeply saddened,” added the parent.
Although the date of the athlete's funeral has not been officially announced, sources from the burial committee assured the British network BBC This will take place on February 24.
The Kenyan Sports Minister, Ababu Namwamba, traveled this Monday to Eldoret to offer condolences to the family of Kiptum, to whom he promised that the Government will work to offer him a “farewell to a national hero.”
The Kenya Athletics Federation (Athletics Kenya) announced this Wednesday that it has canceled tests for Pan African Games which were scheduled for next weekend, in honor of the marathon world record holder.
The accident unleashed a wave of condolences in Kenya and internationally, praising the figure of Kiptum, called to mark an era in athletics due to his youth and for being the main candidate to go under two hours in the mythical distance.
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He rose to world fame on October 8, when he set a time of 2h00:35 and clearly lowered the previous record held by his compatriot. Eliud Kipchoge with 2h01:09, achieved in Berlin on September 25, 2022.
Details on Kiptum's death
The Kenyan athlete Kelvin Kiptum who surprised the world of athletics on October 8 by breaking the world marathon record, died in a traffic accident.
According to local information, Kiptum He was driving a Toyota brand car, with two passengers on board: his coach and a woman identified as Sharon Kosgeiwho has survived although with serious injuries.
KIptum died in a traffic accident.
KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP
The local police reported that Kiptum lost control of the vehicle and went off the road, hit a large tree and fell into a ditch, 60 meters away.
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With information from EFE.
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