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A portrait of Kelvin Kiptum next to his casket is seen ahead of his burial, in Elgeyo Marakwet, Kenya, Friday Feb. 23, 2024. World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum was buried Friday following his death in a road accident, as Kenyans castigated the government for not doing enough to protect and support country's famed athletes. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

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Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya celebrates his Chicago Marathon world record victory in Chicago's Grant Park on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. According to a fellow athlete, Kiptum died in a car crash in Kenya late Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. He was 24. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune via AP) **FILE**

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