Ugandan Stephen Kiprotich receiving his gold medal at the London Olympic Games with two-time defending world champion Abel Kirui claiming silver from Kenya and another Kenyan, long-time leader Wilson Kipsang, took bronze.
“Look out for the one athlete who everyone believes has nothing to prove,” Akii Bua always said. That athlete yesterday was Stephen Kiprotich.
The national anthem was played at the Olympic stadium for the first time in 40 years. That is more than 14,600 days since John Akii Bua clinched gold at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
- The road to gold and photos of Kiprotich’s family celebrating.
- Ugandans celebrating Kiprotich’s gold win
- I wanted to emulate Akii-Bua - Kiprotich says
- Vision group launches cash prize drive for Kiprotich: $100,000 raised so far.
- A humble dream conceived in sebei turns into Olympics gold reality
