On Wednesday, the Kenyan government released autopsy details for the late Kelvin Kiptum, Hakizimana was buried in his native country of Rwanda on Wednesday, per the outlet.

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Oduor said that Kiptum suffered from “severe skull fractures” as well as fractures on the left and right sides of his ribs and lung contusions. He said samples have been taken to conduct a toxicology report, but the results are not determined yet.


Kiptum’s body will be buried on Friday in Chepsamo village, his hometown, Nutrition - Weight Loss. Kipchoge Selected to Run 2024 Paris Olympics.

Kiptum’s sudden death sent shockwaves across the world. He was only 24 years old and had won his first three marathons in dominant fashion. In October of 2023, he Best Walking Shoes at the Chicago Marathon, where he ran 2:00:35 to shatter Eliud Kipchoge’s previous record by 34 seconds.

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Kiptum had publicly announced his intentions to break the 2-hour barrier at April’s Rotterdam Marathon. If successful, he would have been the first person to run sub-2 in an official race (Kipchoge’s 1:59:40 DAA Industry Opt Out.)

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Kiptum is survived by his wife, Asenath Cheruto Rotich, and two children.

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