Marathon champion Franklin Chepkwony. Source: FacebookSources indicate that he was on his way home from his morning training routine in Moringwo, Eldama Ravine. Dead on arriving at Eldama Ravine hospitalEfforts to resuscitate him proved futile as he died while being rushed to the Eldama Ravine Sub-County Hospital. Chepkwony, a long-distance marathoner, recorded his first feat in 2013 when he won the Seoul International Marathon. This was after debuting in the 2012 Zurich Marathon, his first international marathon, winning it with a time of 2:10:57.

Source: Daily Nation August 08, 2023 20:20 UTC