Kiplangat chases historic marathon gold

PARIS, FRANCE. Team Uganda’s genuine medal hopes are scanty as the Paris Olympics come to a close this weekend.

The East African country has bagged 10000-metre gold from Joshua Cheptegei and then a silver medal over the women’s 3000-metre steeplechase by Peruth Chemutai.

Realistically, reaching a four-medal tally as it were at the last on Saturday night.

But before that, his half-brother Victor Kiplangat is the last big medal prospect for Uganda. Together with Stephen Kissa and Andrew Kwemoi, Kiplangat will lay out cards for a medal in the…