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Family settles on burial date for legendary runner Rono
Kenyan track legend Henry Rono lets it sink in as he arrives at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on November 19, 2019.
Photo credit: Sila Kiplagat | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- The family spokesman, 2008 Beijing Olympics 800 metres champion, Wilfred Bungei, disclosed that burial arrangements have started after the family confirmed his burial place in one of his farms Nakuru County
- Rono, who had just turned 72 on February 12, passed away on Thursday morning while receiving treatment at a Nairobi West Hospital where he had been admitted for 10 days
- Rono passed on five days after death had also robbed the country of its marathon world record holder, Kelvin Kiptum, in a Sunday night road accident along Eldoret-Eldama Ravine Road
Legendary distance runner Henry Rono will be laid to rest on February 28 at his Kirobon farm, Kuresoi North, Molo, Nakuru County.
The family spokesman, 2008 Beijing Olympics 800 metres champion, Wilfred Bungei, disclosed that burial arrangements have started after the family confirmed his burial place in one of his farms Nakuru County.
