Stephen Kiprotich delivered Uganda's first Olympic athletics gold medal in 40 years by stunning the Kenyan challenge in the marathon yesterday.
Stephen Kiprotich delivered Uganda's first Olympic athletics gold medal in 40 years by stunning the Kenyan challenge in the marathon yesterday.
Stephen Kiprotich crosses the line in The Mall
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The 23-year-old followed in the footsteps of his late compatriot John Akii-Bua, 400 metres hurdles champion in Munich in 1972.
He burst past Abel Kirui and Wilson Kipsang around the 38-kilometre mark to leave his two rivals trailing and crossed the finish line on the Mall in two hours eight minutes and one second to become only his country's second ever Olympic champion in the sport.
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