Kiptum becomes first Talanta Hall of Fame inductee
Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba during the induction ceremony of the late Kelvin Kiptum to the Talanta Hall of Fame at Talanta Plaza in Nairobi on March 20,2024.
Kiptum, 24, and his coach Gervias Hakizimana died following a road accident on February 11
Namwamba said the Hall of Fame walk at Talanta Plaza was created as a way to immortalise legends in sports and creative industry
Namwamba recalled how he kept in touch with Kiptum after he arrived from his record-breaking spree in Chicago
On the right of former marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge’s portrait is a long, white and black curtain draper.
Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and the Sports, Ababu Namwamba, ushers the world marathon record holder, Kelvin Kiptum’s family towards the curtain draper.
