Kiptum dead, world sport mourns king of the marathon. Kenyan champion was traveling from Eldoret to Kpatagat, in his country.
According to initial reconstructions, Kiptum himself was driving and no other vehicle was involved. The bodies were transported to the morgue in Eldoret, the fifth most populous city in Kenya, and 'homeland' of all cross-country skiers on the African continent.. Samuel Wanjiru, Olympic gold medalist in the 42.195 km in Beijing 2008, died in 2011, at the age of 25, falling from a balcony.