Kelvin Kiptum: London Marathon Pays Tribute to Late Marathon World Record Holder

• Kelvin Kiptum has been honoured at the 2024 London Marathon
• The Kenyan marathon star died in a road accident in February
• Kiptum set a world record in the marathon in Chicago, last year

Athletes around the world continue to pay tribute to the late Kelvin Kiptum, who tragically died in February in a road accident in Kenya.

The marathon world record holder was honoured at the 2024 London Marathon on Sunday morning, April 21.

The Kenyan took part in three marathons before his untimely demise at the age of 24. Kiptum was killed in the accident alongside his coach, Rwandese Gervais Hakizimana in Kenya.

He made his debut at Valencia, then took on the London course before smashing the world record in Chicago late last year.

Before the gun went off at the 2024 London Marathon, athletes and fans honoured Kiptum with a round of applause.

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Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele and Tamirat Tola were spotted paying tribute to Kiptum. The late marathon star was honoured at the Rotterdam and Boston Marathons.

Kiptum's marathon career

Kiptum made his marathon debut in Valencia in 2022. In that race, he finished in a course record of 2:01:53, the fastest debut marathon in history.

In 2023, the world took notice when he ran the then-second-fastest marathon ever. He clocked a spectacular course record of 2:01:25 to win the London Marathon.

Later that year, he won the 2023 Chicago Marathon, in a world record time of 2:00:35, shaving 34 seconds off Kipchoge’s 2022 world record set in Berlin, per World Athletics.

He was tipped to become the first human to run the marathon in under two hours in an official setting.

Kipchoge pays tribute to Kiptum

Sports Brief earlier reported on Eliud Kipchoge mourning Kiptum following his death on February 11.

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The 24-year-old was tipped to dominate the men's marathon for years and emulate Kipchoge's incredible achievements in the last decade.

Kipchoge and Kiptum were set to face off at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but fans will never get to that showdown.