- The parents of Kelvin Kiptum have revealed that they are facing financial difficulties at the moment.
- According to Samson Cheruiyot, Barnaba Korir misled the public when he said earlier this month that their future is secured.
- Kiptum set the current full marathon world record of 2:00:35 at the 2023 Chicago Marathon edition.
The parents of the late Kelvin Kiptum have requested individuals who worked with their late son to help them overcome financial challenges.
According to the parents, they are enduring a lot of struggles at the moment, something that would not have happened if their only son was alive.
Kiptum’s mother Mary Kangogo has asked Golazo, the agency that handled Kiptum’s affairs, to compensate them.
On the other hand, the late world record holder’s father Samson Cheruiyot has refuted claims that were allegedly made by Athletics Kenya (AK) director of youth affairs Barnaba Korir that their future is secured.
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“We as parents of the late Kelvin Kiptum want to know more about his future’s security you are talking about Mr. Korir.
It is now a year and we don’t know where the children of our son are up to date so Mr. Korir, do you assure us that Kelvin Kiptum’s children are secured?
Are you aware that we are suffering as parents and Kiptum used to take good care of us, now our insurance that our son had insured us expired on December 31, 2024, surely Mr Korir, are we really secure?” he was quoted by Tuko News.
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The late Kiptum died in a road accident in February 2024 after being involved in a road accident along the Eldoret-Kaptagat highway.
Prior to his demise, the talented runner had won several high profile marathons including the 2022 Valencia and 2023 London marathons.
He posted one of the fastest full marathon debuts in history when he clinched the 2022 Valencia Marathon in a time of 2:01:53.
Kiptum, who was expected to become the first human being to run a marathon in less than two hours, also clocked 2:01:25 to smash the London Marathon course record.
His best ever performance came in the 2023 Chicago Marathon where he produced an incredible performance to set a novel world record of 2:00:35 that is yet to be lowered.
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