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Kelvin Kiptum bids goodbye his Valencia Marathon course record

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Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum lunges to the finish line as he wins men's elite race at 2023 London Marathon in London. [Xinhua]

World men's marathon record breaker Kelvin Kiptum's course record in Valencia Marathon tumbled in a blistering contest on Sunday.

It was at the Spanish race last December that Kiptum got people talking eyebrows after running a sensational 2:01:53 in his marathon debut.

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