# @9newsdenver on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C3QJuteMiDR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11073926-9newsdenver-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-02-12T15:25:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** 9NEWS (@9newsdenver) — https://gondola.cc/9newsdenver

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Kelvin Kiptum, a superstar of long-distance running and a top contender for gold at the Olympics in Paris, has died at 24.

He was killed along with his coach in a car crash in Kenya.

Kiptum was the first man to run the marathon in under 2 hours, 1 minute in an official race when he set the world record of 2:00.35 in Chicago in October.

Read more about Kiptum's life at the link in our bio.

#kelvinkiptum

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