{"id":34891,"date":"2022-07-31T20:37:38","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T20:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/victor-kiplangats-victory-in-pictures"},"modified":"2022-07-31T20:46:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T20:46:12","slug":"victor-kiplangats-victory-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/victor-kiplangats-victory-in-pictures","title":{"rendered":"Victor Kiplangat&#8217;s Victory in Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Uganda\u2019s Victor Kiplangat took the honours in the Commonwealth Games Men\u2019s Marathon on the streets of Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>Kiplangat finished in a time of two hours 10 minutes and 55 seconds despite appearing to go the wrong way at one point.<\/p>\n<p>He still won by one minute 34 seconds ahead of Alphonce Simbu of Tanzania, with Kenya&#8217;s Michael Mugo Githae completing the podium places.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"652\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34888 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/uganda\/sites\/34\/2022\/07\/postMediaimg_1_3.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/uganda\/sites\/34\/2022\/07\/postMediaimg_1_3.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/uganda\/sites\/34\/2022\/07\/postMediaimg_1_3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/uganda\/sites\/34\/2022\/07\/postMediaimg_1_3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/uganda\/sites\/34\/2022\/07\/postMediaimg_1_3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people riding the motorcycles were confusing me. They told me to turn back but I still made it to the finish,\u201d said Kiplangat.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel so happy to have won. Thanks to all the fans for cheering me on. I was feeling fatigue in my legs but the crowd were cheering me on and they gave me courage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He became the first Ugandan to win marathon gold at the Commonwealth Games and said: &#8220;I believe Uganda is proud of me today. We have been waiting for this.&#8221;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1288\" height=\"723\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34889 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/uganda\/sites\/34\/2022\/07\/postMediaimg_1_4.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/uganda\/sites\/34\/2022\/07\/postMediaimg_1_4.jpg 1288w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/uganda\/sites\/34\/2022\/07\/postMediaimg_1_4-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/uganda\/sites\/34\/2022\/07\/postMediaimg_1_4-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/uganda\/sites\/34\/2022\/07\/postMediaimg_1_4-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1288px) 100vw, 1288px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He followed the legacy of compatriot Joshua Cheptegei&#8217;s double gold in the 5000m and 10,000m at the 2018 Gold Coast and added: \u201cIf God is good to me I believe I shall be a great man like Cheptegei and (Kenya\u2019s double Olympic champion Eliud) Kipchoge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. Uganda\u2019s Victor Kiplangat took the honours in the Commonwealth Games Men\u2019s Marathon on the streets of Birmingham. Kiplangat finished in a time of two hours 10 minutes and 55 seconds despite appearing to go the wrong way at one point. 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