BIOGRAPHY AND INSPIRING LIFE OF STEVEN KIPROTICH


Steven Kiprotich is a Ugandan athlete who was once the World champion and Olympic Champion of the 2012 London Olympic Marathon and the World championships. 

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Stephen Kiprotich was born in the Eastern part of Uganda in the district called Kapchorwa which is found on the boarder between Uganda and Kenya.

 Kiprotich started participating in the world of Athletics when he was still young in his early years.

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  Stephen Kiprotich dropped out of school in his primary school due to lack of school fees and lack of interest in formal education.

 He decided to join the Prisons force when he came of age.

 He was actually recruited into the force simply because he was talented in athletics and therefore in order to boost the athletics team of the Prisons section of Uganda, he was called upon to join the force.  

Stephen Kiprotich one time decided to seek for permission to go to Kenya and train with the Kenyan athletes in their High Altitude training ground since they had better training facilities than the ones found in our country Uganda. 

That was the time when he came to meet Kenyan athletes like Abel Kirui, Wilson Kipsang and other popular athletes that are found in Kenya. 

Stephen kiprotich then started participating in city marathons around the world like the Newyork Marathon, Boston Marathon, London Marathon and other Marathons that are organised around the world. 

In one instance, he met with Olympic gold medallist and World champion Kenelisa Bekele after finishing one of the races.

 He said he asked him how he manages to become the best in many marathons. Bekele told him he trained everyday of the week and made sure to keep fit.  

Steven Kiprotich said that when he learnt that from this great legend, he also decided to implement these techniques to his training sessions and the next time they met, he came only number 2 to the great legend and they had beaten all the other athletes. 

Kiprotich has become the first Ugandan athlete to win the Olympic gold medal since the year 1972 when the great athlete called John Akibua won gold at the games in Zurich Germany. 

Steven Kiprotich has become a celebrated figure in Uganda as a whole and a respected figure in the circles of sports.   

As a result of his triumphs in the world of Athletics, Kiprotich was able to be promoted by the police force from   a warden to Assistant Superintendent of Prisons which around seven ranks. 

This is an incredible achievement for the Ugandans especially the Prisons department that has seen that as a good image for them. In addition, the successful athlete was able to get sponsorships and advertising deals from various companies.  

The success of Steven Kiprotich has inspired many Ugandan youths to join the world of Athletics which they see as a promising career where they could actually earn a living for themselves. 

Stephen Kiprotich has become the first Ugandan athlete to win both the Olympic gold medal and the World championships gold medal a record which will take some decades I hope to be broken.  

We can say he is the most decorated athlete of all time in Uganda. Some people out there could call him the Michael Phelps of Uganda.  

Steven Kiprotich continues inspire many Ugandans today like his predecessor John Akibua did in the 1970s.

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