Next to the sign displaying “2:00:35”, the official time for the new marathon world record, achieved in Chicago on October 8, 2023, two men pose proudly.
On the left, Kelvin Kiptum, the fantastic Kenyan athlete who no one saw coming.
On the right, his trainer, Gervais Hakizimana, happy as a pope to see his foal on the roof of the world.
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For the Rwandan too, this incredible achievement was the pinnacle of his coaching career.
A career which suddenly ended this Sunday evening, at the same time as that of the marathon runner, when a car accident cost them their lives.
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