Martin Kiprotich Explained

Martin Kiprotich
Birth Name:	Martin Magengo Kiprotich
Nationality:	Ugandan
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Cross country, long distance running
Birth Date:	6 April 2003
Pb:	10000m: 28:46.10 (2023)
Show-Medals:	yes

Martin Magengo Kiprotich (born 6 April 2003) is an Ugandan cross country and long distance runner.^[1]

Career

He was runner-up at the Ugandan U20 Cross Country Championships in 2022. A tendon injury prevented him from competing at the 2022 World U20 Championships in August 2022. However, he recovered to win the Senior Ugandan Cross Country Championships in Tororo in December 2022, at the age of 19 years-old.^[2]

He finished eighteenth and was a bronze medal winner in the men's team competition at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia.^{[3] [4]}

He ran at the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Belgrade.^[5]

He was selected for the 10,000 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Martin Kiprotich. World Athletics. 2 August 2024.
2. Web site: World Athletics. Chesang and Kiprotich take Ugandan cross-country titles. 2 August 2024. 11 December 2022.
3. Web site: Ugandan Kiplimo is new World Cross Country Champion. 18 February 2023. newvision. 2 August 2024.
4. Web site: How Kiplimo, Cheptegei combined for gold and bronze in Bathurst. newvision. 2 August 2024.
5. Web site: Kiplimo and Cheptegei lead Uganda's team for WXC Belgrade 24. World Athletics. 2 August 2024. 14 March 2024.
6. Web site: 8 July 2024. 20 athletes to represent Uganda in Olympic Games Paris 2024. thestar. 2 August 2024.
7. Web site: 30 July 2024. Ugandan athletes arrive in Paris for track and field events. 2 August 2024.