The father of Kenyan athlete Kelvin Kiptumworld marathon record holder, This Monday he asked the Government of Kenya to investigate the circumstances of his son’s deathdied last night in a traffic accident in the west of the country.
“A few days ago some men came looking for her, but they refused to identify themselves.. I asked them to show me some identification, but they chose to leave,” said the athlete’s father, Samson Cheruiyotin statements reported by local media.
“Kiptum He is my only child. He left me, his mother and his children. (…) I am very sad,” added Cheruiyot.
excited, He noted that his son had assured him the last time they spoke that he was feeling fine. and that he is ready to break the marathon record again, under two hours.
“He told me that someone would come and help us build the house. He said his body was in shape and he could run (achieving) 1:59 (one hour and 59 seconds)” in the marathon test, the athlete’s parent revealed.
The father added He learned about the disaster on television.
“I received the news of my son’s death while watching the news. I went to the accident site, but the Police took the body to Eldoret” Cheruiyot reminded.
The governor of the Kenyan county of Uasin Gishu (where the incident occurred), Jonathan Bii, joined the petition of the athlete’s father.
“We are deeply saddened by Kiptum’s loss and ask the Police to expedite investigations so we can find out what caused the accident,” Bii said in remarks to reporters.
The body of the athlete was transferred from the Race Course Hospital morgue, where dozens of athletes and acquaintances came to say goodbye to their friend, to the Eldoret Hospital morgue.
The death of Kiptum, 24, caused a huge shock in Kenya, which reacted with many expressions of dismay and tributes for the death.
The young athlete died along with his coach, Rwandan Gervais Hakizimana, in a traffic accident that occurred last night at around 11:00 pm (8:00 pm GMT) on the road connecting Eldoret and Kaptagat, in western Kenya , in a car driven by the athlete himself.
According to authorities, a third occupant of the vehicle survived and was taken to the hospital.
The accident also released a wave of sympathy on an international level praising the figure of Kiptum, who was called to mark an era in athletics because of his youth and for being the main candidate to go under two hours in the mythical distance.
He burst onto the world scene on October 8, when the Kenyan clocked a time of 2:00:35 and clearly eclipsed the previous record held by his countryman Eliud Kipchoge of 2:01:09, achieved in Berlin in September 25, 2022.
Kipchoge, 39, is now deeply saddened by the death of his partner, who “had a whole life ahead of him to achieve incredible greatness.”
Source: La Verdad
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