Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum Sets New Marathon World Record in Chicago 2023: Breaking Eliud Kipchoge’s Mark!

2023-10-08 14:47:00

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The Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum He has broken the world record for the Marathon event in the Chicago 2023 edition. It was his third participation in the specialty and he has broken all records with a time of 2 hours and 35 seconds.

The Kenyan has shone like never before in one of the ‘big six’ of the season and has beaten his compatriot Eliud Kipchoge (2 hours, 1 minute and 25 seconds).

At 23 years old, he dominated the Windy City Marathon from start to finish and crossed the finish line raising his arms to the sky, before celebrating the victory with a Kenyan flag.

Kiptum had been 16 seconds behind Kipchoge’s mark in the London Marathon and achieved a feat in Chicago, where he snatched the crown from his compatriot Benson Kipruto.

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