Kenyan Marathon Sensation Kiptum To Be Laid To Rest

Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum ran three of the seven fastest marathons in history (Credit: AFP)

Kenya's world marathon record-holder Kelvin Kiptum will be laid to rest Friday in the nation's athletics heartland after the 24-year-old died in a car accident.

President William Ruto and World Athletics head Sebastian Coe are expected to be among the mourners at the funeral in the Rift Valley where Kiptum was born, trained and died.