A Kenyan court refused to stop the burial of Kenyan athletes Kelvin Kiptumworld marathon record holder, due this fridayafter a lawsuit filed by a 22-year-old woman who claims they have an athlete daughteraccording to court documents published Thursday.
The Eldoret High Court (west) rejected the request for Edna Owuor22 years old, who claims to have a one year and seven month old daughter whose biological father is Kiptum.
The plaintiff requested a temporary injunction to stop the burial of the athlete, died on the 11th in a traffic accident in Kenyato get from the body DNA samples to prove paternity.
However, Judge Robert Wananda argued that “the organization of the deceased’s burial is at an advanced stage and, therefore, stopping the burial may be disruptive considering the resources invested.”
The woman seeks to be known, along with her daughter, as beneficiary of the athlete’s willwho – according to him – supported the girl financially before her death.
The judge emphasized that burial is a matter of public interest and the mother is free to “use other legal means to ensure that the rights of the child are well protected.”
The runner’s body He left the morgue on Thursday in a funeral procession to the city of Eldoret for a public viewing ceremony of the body.
The funeral of the athlete will be held this Friday with the attendance, among other dignitaries, of the President of Kenya, William Ruto, in his hometown of Chepkorio (west).
Ruto ordered building a new house for Kiptum’s familywho wants to fulfill that dream this year before dying.
The 24-year-old athlete died along with his coach, the Rwandan Gervais Hakizimana, in a traffic accident It happened on the night of the 11th on the road that connects Eldoret to Kaptagat (west), in a car driven by the athlete himself.
The accident unleashed a wave of sympathy in Kenya and international praise for the figure of Kiptum, who was called mark an era in athletics for his youth and for being the prime candidate for go under two hours at the mythical distance.
He became famous in the world on October 8, when He set a time of 2h00:35 and he clearly lowered the previous record held by his compatriot Eliud Kipchoge at 2h01:09, which was achieved in Berlin on September 25, 2022.
Source: La Verdad
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