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BBC OS: 2024/02/12 17:06 GMT: Kelvin Kiptum tributes

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Kelvin Kiptum tributes

2024/02/12 17:06 GMT

2024/02/12 17:06 GMT: Kelvin Kiptum tributes

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We hear tributes to marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum who died in an accident

We hear tributes to marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum, who has died in a road accident.

The men's marathon world record holder, Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum, has died in a road accident in his home country. He was killed alongside his coach, Rwanda's Gervais Hakizimana, in a car on a road in western Kenya on Sunday. We hear tributes to the athlete from fellow athletes and running enthusiasts.

Nearly two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in Ukraine, there's a growing apathy among international donors -   but also problems within the country recruiting new soldiers. We hear from our Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford who has been talking to people in the town of Cherkasy in central Ukraine.

Days after El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bukele was re-elected - the BBC has been granted rare access to a mega-prison that has become a symbol of the president’s controversial war against gang violence. Leire Ventas from our Latin American language service, BBC Mundo joins the programme with more.

We get the reaction from two NFL fans after the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in a dramatic Super Bowl.

Presenter: Lukwesa Burak. 

(PHOTO: Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya celebrates after setting a new world record time of 2:00:35 at the 2023 Chicago Marathon. Credit: GETTY)

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