Stephen Kiprotich won the London Olympic marathon in August 2012, giving his country, Uganda, their first Olympic gold since the late John Akii-Bua won the gold in the 400 meter hurdles in 1972. In August 2013, Stephen Kiprotich won the World Championships marathon in Moscow, Russia.
On November 3, 2013, Stephen Kiprotich ran the ING New York City Marathon, where he was up front until 25 kilometers and began to fall back, with a sore back, where he finished 13th. This interview was done pre Best marathon Runner Award, by Andy Edwards/Trackwire/Globerunner.
