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Kenyans mourn marathon prodigy Kiptum after road accident

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Kenyans mourn marathon prodigy Kiptum after road accident

Kenyans mourn marathon prodigy Kiptum after road accident

Hundreds of people flock to a village in western Kenya to honour and pay tribute to marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who died earlier this month in a road accident.

"I still feel my heart is still so heavy," says Philip Kiplagat, Kiptum's uncle.

"The whole family is in a critical, sad moment."


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