- Veteran athlete Eliud Kipchoge spoke about the allegations he faced online after the death of Kelvin Kiptum
- In the interview, Kipchoge explained how he cried for Kiptum for 15 minutes before the allegations started online
- Kipchoge remembered that people wanted to burn his house, and it was a scary time for him and his family
Two-time Olympic champion, Eliud Kipchogeopened up about how the online allegations after Kelvin Kiptum's death changed his life.
“It was very bad, the 12th of February was very bad for me. I mourned Kiptum for 15 minutes. I was in training with my guys. I was preparing four of them. One of my guys had a motorcycle, and he said to me, 'hey, you know Kiptum is dead.' What happened? 'He was with his coach last night when it happened.' I was surprised. I went to shower and took my phone, I was in a big surprise. As soon as I picked up my phone, instead of really mourning someone, other things started to hit me that I was the one who killed him. I watched when he died at 11, and at midnight, the conversation had started.
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People discussed how to burn houses, children, and camps, but I was telling them that I was ready. It's scary, but I woke up and went to the gym at 12 in the morning. If you want to kill me, kill me. I have no ammunition to defend myself.”
Source: TUKO.co.ke
