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Govt awards new world marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum Sh5m
New marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum donning traditional plant ornament, Sinendet, is served with traditional fermented milk, Mursik by his wife Asenath Rotich, upon arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport from Chicago on October 10, 2023 where he set the new marathon world record with a new time of 2:00:35.
Photo credit: Ayumba Ayodi | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- Kiptum shattered Eliud Kipchoge's marathon world record of 2:01:07 by 34 seconds
New marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum was on Tuesday awarded Sh5 million by the government for his exploits in Chicago Marathon where he timed 2:00:35.
Kiptum shattered Eliud Kipchoge's marathon world record of 2:01:07 by 34 seconds to become the first man to run the 42km race in under two hours and one minute.
