Late marathoner Kelvin Kiptum’s father, Samson Cheruiyot revealed that some strange people visited his home looking for the the World marathoner four days before he met his death.
Making the revelations on Citizen TV, Cheruiyot said the group came to their home four days earlier searching for Kiptum, they did not identify themselves.
They claimed to have come from the State House but could not produce any identification to substantiate such claims.
He now wants the government to pursue the world Stars’ death.
Cheruiyot revealed that the death of his only son has left his heart tattered and hopeless.
The men’s marathon world record holder, Kelvin Kiptum, 24, died in a road accident on Sunday night.
He succumbed alongside his coach, Rwanda’s Gervais Hakizimana, in a car on a road in western Kenya on Sunday.
Kiptum made a breakthrough in 2023 as a rival to compatriot Eliud Kipchoge – one of the greatest marathon runners.
Kiptum bettered Kipchoge’s record, clocking the 26.2 miles (42km) in two hours and 35 seconds in Chicago, in October, 2023.
The two athletes had been named in Kenya’s provisional marathon team for the Paris Olympics later this year.
Kipchoge said on X that the man who broke his record was a rising star who had “a whole life” ahead of him to achieve “incredible greatness”, offering condolences to his family.
Also paying tribute was President William Ruto who described Kiptum as an extraordinary sportsman who had left a mark on the world.
The road accident happened at about 11 pm on Sunday.
Giving details of the crash, police said Kiptum was driving and lost control of the vehicle and veered off-road plunging into a ditch.
Kiptum and Hakizimana died on the spot while a third person – a young woman – was seriously injured and taken to hospital for treatment.
