Emotional send-off for Kenyan marathon world record holder Kiptum
STORY: Emotional send-off for Kenyan marathon world record holder Kiptum
SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 23, 2024
DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2024
LENGTH: 00:03:57
LOCATION: Nairobi
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the burial
2. various of the arrival of the Kenyan president and athletes, officials
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President
4. various of the burial
5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President
6. various of mourners
7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SEBASTIAN COE, World Athletics president
8. various of the burial
STORYLINE:
World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum was given an emotional State send-off led by Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday.
Ruto led hundreds of mourners to gather in Chepkorio, Elgeyo Marakwet County in the northwestern part of the country to pay glowing tributes to the fallen marathon star.
In what was an emotional and politically charged funeral, Kiptum was celebrated as a dedicated and hardworking athlete who rose from obscurity to conquer the w
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