Netizens react to Kipchoge’s failure to congratulate Kiptum.
On Sunday, Kelvin Kiptum broke legendary Kipchoge’s record at the Chicago marathon. He was the first Kenyan to break the 2:01:09 set by Kipchoge at the 2022 Berlin Marathon.
Chicago Marathon stated,”WORLD RECORD: We have a new man in town. Kelvin Kiptum just broke Eliud Kipchoge’s World Record with an unofficial time of 2:00:35! UNBELIEVABLE.”
Congratulatory messages, trickled in from bigwigs, however, Netizens observed that Kipchoge did not congratulate the runner.
Some of the reactions;
Makiadi wrote,”24 hours later, the former record holder Eliud Kipchoge has not yet congratulated Kelvin Kiptum for breaking the Marathon World Record! But nikiongea mtasema niko na issues. Acha Mungu aamue hii kesi.”
Felix stated,”It’s been 28 hours since Kelvin Kiptum broke Eliud Kipchoge’s marathon record, and still no word of congratulations or acknowledgement from Eliud. Is this a sign of jealousy or just a busy schedule? All I can say is that The bigger you become, the more the egos collide.”
Clave opined,”I am seeing a lot of Kenyans working hard day and night trying to push an unnecessary agenda concerning Eliud Kipchoge. Congratulating someone doesn’t have to be on social media for everyone to see,neither is it a compulsory act. We are all proud of Kelvin Kiptum and Eliud.”
Tonoi wrote,”As much as I agree with those criticizing Eliud Kipchoge, my question is where were they all along before Kelvin Kiptum became victorious? Is it clout or genuine claims?
Eliud doesn’t owe anybody anything. His village mates expect him to be mother Teresa.
Blame Athletics Kenya.”
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