Marathon world record holder Kiptum died Sunday in a car crash in Kenya, according to the International Olympic Committee website. He was 24 years old.
据国际奥委会网站消息,马拉松世界纪录保持者基普图姆于肯尼亚当地时间11日因车祸去世,年仅24岁。
Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum died in a road traffic accident on Sunday at the age of 24.
周日,24岁的马拉松世界纪录保持者Kelvin Kiptum在一场交通事故中去世。
Kiptum's car reportedly lost control and ran off the road, resulting in a tragic accident. There were three people in the car at the time of the accident, Kiptoum and his coach Hakizaman were killed on the spot, and another person was rushed to a hospital in Eldoret for treatment.
据悉基普图姆的座驾由于失控冲出了道路,最终导致一场惨剧。事故发生时车上共有3人,基普图姆和他的教练哈基扎曼当场遇难,另一人被紧急送往位于埃尔多雷特的医院治疗。
His coach, who was in the car with the Kenyan distance runner, also died in the accident in the Rift Valley.
他的教练和肯尼亚长跑运动员在同一辆车里,也在东非大裂谷的事故中丧生。
Kiptum set the world record at the Chicago Marathon in October with a time of two hours and 35 seconds.
基普图姆在去年10月的芝加哥马拉松赛上以2小时35秒的成绩创造了世界纪录。