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Kiptum smashes Kipchoge's world record in Chicago Marathon
Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum celebrates winning the 2023 Bank of America Chicago Marathon in Chicago, Illinois, in a world record time of two hours and 35 seconds on October 8, 2023.
Photo credit: Kamil Krzaczynski | AFP
What you need to know:
- The 23-year-old Kiptum, who was outside the world record by 32 seconds when he hit the 30km mark, took the decisive break from compatriot Daniel Mateiko to win the Chicago Marathon in two hours and 35 seconds
- The feat by Kiptum, who was competing in marathon for the third time, saw him crush Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge’s previous world record of 2:01:09 set in Berlin Marathon on September 25, 2022
- It was the first time a world record was being set in Chicago since Moroccan Khalid Khannouchi’s exploits of 2:05:42 on October 24, 1999
A new era was ushered in the men's marathon on Sunday when Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum shattered the marathon world record by 34 seconds.
The 23-year-old Kiptum, who was outside the world record by 32 seconds when he hit the 30km mark, took the decisive break from compatriot Daniel Mateiko to win the Chicago Marathon in two hours and 35 seconds.
