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By Rameshon
Bsc (Hons) Degree in Physical Education, Loughborough University (1992-1994)
Stephen Kiprotich - Second Uganda runner ever to win the for Olympics.
If you are keen and have queries, please contact Coach Rameshon at 9100 4369 or you can email him at m.rameshon@gmail.com or swift.rameshon@gmail.com. Please refer to website http://flexifitness.com.sg (for more information on him and his programmes)
By Rameshon
Bsc (Hons) Degree in Physical Education, Loughborough University (1992-1994)
Masters in Education (University of Western Australia, 2005-2008)
Stephen Kiprotich - Second Uganda runner ever to win the for Olympics.
My observation of this year's Olympic long-distance races is that most of the races were full of surprises. In this year's race, surprisingly, Kenya did not dominate much. As for England, it won double gold medals in men 5km and 10km track races. Mo Farah won both races. Ethiopia won the 5km (Meserat) and 10km (Dibaba) in the women's race. In the marathon for women, the race was won by an Ethiopian woman and in the men's marathon, the race was won by an Uganda runner by the name of Stephen Kiprotich.
The Kenyans competed the marathon race in memory of the late Sammy Wanjiru. In 2008 Beijing race Wanjiru captured the country’s first Olympic marathon gold ever. Unfortunately, things did not turn out well as he died last year after a fall from a balcony during a domestic dispute.
Stephen Kiprotich, 23, finished in 2 hr, 8 min, 1 sec
Abel Kirui of Kenya came in second with a time of 2:08:27, and Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich of Kenya was third in 2:09.37. The two Kenyan was not able to respond to Stephen Kiprotich's late surge in the later part of the race to win the race eventually. Meb Keflezighi of the USA did very well by finishing fourth in 2:11:06. "Fourth is not the place wanted to finish," Keflezighi told reporters. "But fourth in the world, I'll take it. I'm very proud of myself."
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Medal moment | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiprotich |
UGA
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2:08:01 | ||||||
| 2 | Kirui |
KEN
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2:08:27 | ||||||
| 3 | Kiprotich |
KEN
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2:09:37 |
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He also has a Coaching group and he trains them on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7pm at Botanic Gardens. Those interested can call him at 91004369 for coaching assistance, to improve performance. There is also personal training that he does for many in a week. You can e-mail him at swift.rameshon@gmail.com.
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By Narayanan
Rameshon has taught in Hwa Chong Institution, plus several schools, and Republic Polytechnic as well. He has won many accolades and he was awarded Merit Award for 1991 marathon performance in breaking the national record of Singapore, at that time. He has made 22 male athletes do a marathon in sub-3hrs. He has made 7 female runners do sub-4 hours for the marathon, as well. He was inducted to the ‘Roll of Honour’ by the then College of Physical Education, organised by Singapore Olympic Academy, in 1998, for breaking the National record repeatedly 4 times, till he did 2hr 24min 22sec).
He also has a Coaching group and he trains them on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7pm at Botanic Gardens. Those interested can call him at 91004369 for coaching assistance, to improve performance. There is also personal training that he does for many in a week. You can e-mail him at swift.rameshon@gmail.com.
