Kelvin Kiptum Foundation is launched with Rotterdam Marathon donating Sh9m
Family of the late marathoner Kelvin Kiptum (from left) wife Asenath Rotich, father Samson Cheruiyot and mother Mary Kangongo view the body of thier son before his burial service held at Chepkorio Showground on February 23, 2024.
Photo credit: Francis Nderitu | Nation Media Group
Kiptum’s progression in the marathon was mind-boggling, and he was the only runner to have dipped under two hours and two minutes three times
In this regard, Rotterdam Marathon said they would chip into the Kelvin Kiptum Foundation with 50,000 Euros (about Sh8 million) in seed money as one way of honouring the Kenyan star
The Rotterdam organisers also pledged to help develop athletics training facilities in Kiptum’s Chepkorio home area and to start a marathon team that would offer a future for promising runners
Kelvin Kiptum was on a mission to set a new world marathon record that would be difficult to beat.
The stage would have been the Rotterdam Marathon in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, and his sights were firmly set on completing the 42-kilometre distance in under two hours.
