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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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Kenyan marathon record holder Kiptum dies in road crash

STORY: Kenyan marathon record holder Kiptum dies in road crash SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11-12, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident scene 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JACKSON TUWEI, Athletics Kenya president 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ABABU NAMWAMBA, Cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports 4. various of Kiptum's engagements with the public during his lifetime STORYLINE: The athletics world Monday paid tribute to marathon record holder, Kelvin Kiptum, who died in a road accident alongside his Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana on Sunday night in northwest Kenya. According to Elgeyo Market Police Commander Peter Mulinge, Kiptum was driving a sedan vehicle when it lost control and crashed along a road in Uasin Gishu County at around 11pm (20:00 GMT) on their way to his training camp in Kaptagat, killing him and his coach on the spot. A third passenger - a woman identified by police as Sharo

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(SP)KENYA-ELDORET-MARATHON RECORD HOLDER-KELVIN KIPTUM-DEATH

(240212) -- ELDORET, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A police officer is pictured at the scene where marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum died in a car accident in Uasin Gishu County, northwest Kenya, Feb. 12, 2024. Kiptum died in a road traffic accident on Sunday at the age of 24. Kiptum's coach Gervais Hakizimana, who was in the car with the Kenyan distance runner, also died in the accident along Eldoret-Kaptagat Road. (Photo by Joy Nabukewa/Xinhua)

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(SP)KENYA-ELDORET-MARATHON RECORD HOLDER-KELVIN KIPTUM-DEATH

(240212) -- ELDORET, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 12, 2024 shows the wreckage of a car driven by marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum which lost control and crashed along a road in Uasin Gishu County, northwest Kenya. Kiptum died in a road traffic accident on Sunday at the age of 24. Kiptum's coach Gervais Hakizimana, who was in the car with the Kenyan distance runner, also died in the accident along Eldoret-Kaptagat Road. (Photo by Joy Nabukewa/Xinhua)

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(SP)KENYA-ELDORET-MARATHON RECORD HOLDER-KELVIN KIPTUM-DEATH

(240212) -- ELDORET, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People gather at the scene where marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum died in a car accident in Uasin Gishu County, northwest Kenya, Feb. 12, 2024. Kiptum died in a road traffic accident on Sunday at the age of 24. Kiptum's coach Gervais Hakizimana, who was in the car with the Kenyan distance runner, also died in the accident along Eldoret-Kaptagat Road. (Photo by Joy Nabukewa/Xinhua)

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(SP)KENYA-ELDORET-MARATHON RECORD HOLDER-KELVIN KIPTUM-DEATH

(240212) -- ELDORET, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 12, 2024 shows the wreckage of a car driven by marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum which lost control and crashed along a road in Uasin Gishu County, northwest Kenya. Kiptum died in a road traffic accident on Sunday at the age of 24. Kiptum's coach Gervais Hakizimana, who was in the car with the Kenyan distance runner, also died in the accident along Eldoret-Kaptagat Road. (Photo by Joy Nabukewa/Xinhua)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: Both men's and women's marathon world records were shattered in 2023. On October 8, Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum became the first man to run a marathon in under 2:01:00, setting a new world record of two hours and 35 seconds to win the Chicago Marathon, while Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia lowered the women's record with her 2:11:53 run to victory in the Berlin Marathon on September 24. This file photo taken on Oct. 8, 2023 shows Kelvin Kiptum (L) competing during the Chicago Marathon in downtown Chicago, the United States. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: Both men's and women's marathon world records were shattered in 2023. On October 8, Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum became the first man to run a marathon in under 2:01:00, setting a new world record of two hours and 35 seconds to win the Chicago Marathon, while Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia lowered the women's record with her 2:11:53 run to victory in the Berlin Marathon on September 24. This file photo taken on Sept. 24, 2023 shows Tigist Assefa celebrating after winning the women's race of the Berlin Marathon 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: Both men's and women's marathon world records were shattered in 2023. On October 8, Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum became the first man to run a marathon in under 2:01:00, setting a new world record of two hours and 35 seconds to win the Chicago Marathon, while Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia lowered the women's record with her 2:11:53 run to victory in the Berlin Marathon on September 24. This file photo taken on Oct. 8, 2023 shows Kelvin Kiptum competing during the Chicago Marathon in downtown Chicago, the United States. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2023

(231227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- As the sporting year draws to a close, here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the world's top 10 athletes in 2023: 4. Kelvin Kiptum (Kenya, athletics) Kiptum became the first man to run a marathon in under 2:01 hours in October, as he took the Chicago Marathon title in 2:00:35, breaking the previous record of 2:01:09 set by his compatriot Eliud Kipchoge in Berlin in 2022. The rising Kenyan also won the London Marathon in April and was named World Athletes of the Year for 2023 by World Athletics. This file photo taken on April 23, 2023 shows Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum crossing the finish line to win the men's elite race at 2023 London Marathon in London, Britain. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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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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(SP)U.S.-CHICAGO-MARATHON

(231009) -- CHICAGO, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kelvin Kiptum (L) competes during the Chicago Marathon in downtown Chicago on Oct. 8, 2023. Kenya's 23-year-old Kelvin Kiptum won Sunday's Chicago Marathon in a world-record time of two hours and 35 seconds. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-CHICAGO-MARATHON

(231009) -- CHICAGO, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kelvin Kiptum (L) competes during the Chicago Marathon in downtown Chicago on Oct. 8, 2023. Kenya's 23-year-old Kelvin Kiptum won Sunday's Chicago Marathon in a world-record time of two hours and 35 seconds. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-CHICAGO-MARATHON

(231009) -- CHICAGO, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Runners compete during the Chicago Marathon in downtown Chicago on Oct. 8, 2023. Kenya's 23-year-old Kelvin Kiptum won Sunday's Chicago Marathon in a world-record time of two hours and 35 seconds. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-CHICAGO-MARATHON

(231009) -- CHICAGO, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Runners compete during the Chicago Marathon in downtown Chicago on Oct. 8, 2023. Kenya's 23-year-old Kelvin Kiptum won Sunday's Chicago Marathon in a world-record time of two hours and 35 seconds. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-CHICAGO-MARATHON

(231009) -- CHICAGO, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Runners compete during the Chicago Marathon in downtown Chicago on Oct. 8, 2023. Kenya's 23-year-old Kelvin Kiptum won Sunday's Chicago Marathon in a world-record time of two hours and 35 seconds. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LONDON-LONDON MARATHON

(230423) -- LONDON, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum celebrates after winning the men's elite race at 2023 London Marathon in London, Britain, April 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LONDON-LONDON MARATHON

(230423) -- LONDON, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum celebrates after winning the men's elite race at 2023 London Marathon in London, Britain, April 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LONDON-LONDON MARATHON

(230423) -- LONDON, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum reacts after winning the men's elite race at 2023 London Marathon in London, Britain, April 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LONDON-LONDON MARATHON

(230423) -- LONDON, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum celebrates after winning the men's elite race at 2023 London Marathon in London, Britain, April 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LONDON-LONDON MARATHON

(230423) -- LONDON, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum lunges to the finish line as he wins the men's elite race at 2023 London Marathon in London, Britain, April 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LONDON-LONDON MARATHON

(230423) -- LONDON, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum reacts after winning the men's elite race at 2023 London Marathon in London, Britain, April 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LONDON-LONDON MARATHON

(230423) -- LONDON, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum lunges to the finish line as he wins the men's elite race at 2023 London Marathon in London, Britain, April 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LONDON-LONDON MARATHON

(230423) -- LONDON, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum (C), Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor (R) and Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola pose after the men's elite race at 2023 London Marathon in London, Britain, April 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LONDON-LONDON MARATHON

(230423) -- LONDON, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum celebrates after winning the men's elite race at 2023 London Marathon in London, Britain, April 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LONDON-LONDON MARATHON

(230423) -- LONDON, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum celebrates with his compatriot Geoffrey Kamworor after the men's elite race at 2023 London Marathon in London, Britain, April 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LONDON-LONDON MARATHON

(230423) -- LONDON, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum lunges to the finish line as he wins the men's elite race at 2023 London Marathon in London, Britain, April 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LONDON-LONDON MARATHON

(230423) -- LONDON, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum lunges to the finish line as he wins the men's elite race at 2023 London Marathon in London, Britain, April 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LONDON-LONDON MARATHON

(230423) -- LONDON, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum reacts after winning the men's elite race at 2023 London Marathon in London, Britain, April 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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Athletics: Gold Coast Marathon

Japan's Yuta Shitara (C) poses for a photo after winning the Gold Coast Marathon in Australia on July 7, 2019, alongside second-placed Barnabas Kiptum (L) from Kenya and third-placed Zane Robertson of New Zealand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo