Ugandan Stephen Kiprotich stunned Kenyan challengers , who were heavily favored to win . Stephen Kiprotich , 23 , was virtually unknown in Uganda before he stunned his Kenyan challengers , who were heavily favored to win the marathon during the London Olympics . The result was a shock for the African nation of about 10 million people and its Olympic committee which had been hoping that Kenya would be able to hold on to their top spot in the medal table despite The president also pledges to provide more support to Ugandan athletes .
Ugandan Stephen Kiprotich stunned Kenyan challengers , who were heavily favored to win . The result was a shock for the African nation of about 10 million people and its Olympic committee which had been hoping that Kenya would be able to hold on to their top spot in the medal table despite The president also pledges to provide more support to Ugandan athletes .