Kenya fetes new world marathon record holder
STORY: Kenya fetes new world marathon record holder
DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2023
LENGTH: 00:03:03
LOCATION: Nairobi
CATEGORY: SPORTS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of exteriors of the hotel
2. various of Kenya's new world marathon record holder
3. various of Kiptum being awarded
4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ABABU NAMWAMBA, Kenya's sports cabinet secretary
5. various of the awarding ceremony
6. various of celebrations
7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KELVIN KIPTUM, Marathon world record holder
8. various of the awarding ceremony
STORYLINE:
The Kenyan government on Tuesday feted new marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum for his astonishing 2:00:35 victory in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday.
The 23-year-old broke the previous record of 2:01:09, set by his compatriot Eliud Kipchoge in last year's Berlin Marathon.
Kiptum, who also holds the Valencia and London marathon titles, was awarded 5 million shillings (about 33,580 U.S. dollars) by the Kenyan government.
Kenya's sports cabinet secretary Ababu Namwamba said it was the coun
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