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Africa Live: Kiptum funeral - mourners flock to pay tribute to marathon hero - BBC News Africa Live: Kiptum funeral - mourners flock to pay tribute to marathon hero - BBC News
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Anglican Church of Kenya Bishop Paul Korir, who is presiding over Kelvin Kiptum's funeral, has remembered the athlete as a "humble" and "down-to-earth" person with a "spirit of simplicity and humility".
The 2022 London Marathon champion, Amos Kipruto, who has been one one the pall bearers at the funeral of marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum says his heart is heavy and painful. "He connected truly and sincerely with the ordinary. In his life and vocation and career, [he] connected to the ordinary people who experience a life of pain, scarcity and suffering almost on daily basis," Bishop Korir said.
In an interview with the BBC's Celestine Karoney he paid tribute to his friend. "He dined with the high and mighty and at the same time he played pool with the very simple and ordinary here at Chepkorio centre."
I still feel it’s a movie and I am here to say goodbye to Kelvin, he will remain forever in our hearts. The bishop added that Kiptum mingled freely with the locals despite his high status, chatting with them in the local language and sharing meals in local eateries.
The hands are not strong enough. I feel like Kelvin should wake up and say: 'Hey guys you are here!' I feel like reversing the life of Kelvin but it's too late.
His world record will stand, and we will use it to remember him forever.
He says if he gets a chance to run in the upcoming Olympics in Paris, he will do it in honour of Kiptum "because he was having big plans. We are all rivals in races but in friendship we are together".
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