60 NEW VISION, Monday, 7, 2014 VISION SPORT YOUR NewVision WORLD CUP SPORT PAPER By James Bakama Saturday London Marathon Stephen Kiprotich will this week come up against British star Mo Farah and world record holder Wilson Kipsang in what EPIC is being dubbed as one of the biggest marathon battles. Kiprotich, who fi nished sixth in the Virgin London marathon last year, will this Saturday be making a second attempt in the same race that days has like last year, assembled one of the most formidable 13 fi elds ever. to Uganda’s Olympic and FIM EAST & World Championship mara- thon gold medalist will also CLASH come against course record CENTRAL holder Emmanuel Mutai and defending champion Tsegaye AFRICA Kebede. Also going for $55,000 CHALLENGE (sh140m) winner’s prize will Kiprotich set to battle Mo Farah be New York Marathon cham- pion Geoffrey Mutai, Dubai has for the past two months gold in the 5000 and 10000 “Win- Marathon champion Ayele been training in the Kenya meters before repeating ning Abshero and Stanley Biwott highlands. the same feat at the World again in Kiggundu and Martin Mathathi, winners London evokes nostalgic Championships in Moscow London will of the Paris and Fukuoka memories for Uganda. On a last year, is upgrading to the be great. This marathons respectively. warm August day in 2012, this longer races. is the city that “He got a visa and should is the city where Kiprotich Kiprotich has seriously been put me in inter- optimistic leave for London by Thurs- won Uganda’s fi rst Olympic training with some of the national headlines. By Johnson were day,” said Uganda Athletics gold medal in 40 years. world’s top athletes and is I would love to win Federation Secretary Beatrice Farah, who also hit the determined to improve on his there again,” said the Kiprotich will race Motocross young star Ayikoru yesterday. Kiprotich headlines in London, with 2013 London performance. Uganda Prisons offi cer. alongside Farah (top) Talha Kiggundu has warned all senior riders in the MX1 category not to underestimate him in the FIM-Central Africa Motocross Challenge due on Easter Sunday at the Uganda Motor sport Arena Busiika. The 18-year old and 2013 national champion in the MX category elevated to the MX1 this season and is currently third on the national stand- ings behind Maxime Van Pee and Arthur Blick Jr. “I know some of them think that I am not a threat to them, but they should watch out. This is my fi rst time to rub shoulders with them and I will use this opportunity to write history,” Kiggundu told the New Vision after training in Busiika on Sunday. All for the love of Kabaka He added that his Kawasaki 250cc, 2012 model is in good condition. “My focus is to become Africa champion and this is the right opportunity to prove my seriousness by getting a podium fi nish in this regional event,” Kiggundu stressed. The three-round event which will have riders from Kenya, Ivory Coast, Tanzania and DRC is co-sponsored by Story on Vision Group, TOTAL, Moun- Page 41 tain Dew, IAA, UAP and AON Insurance, Safe Solution and Participants from all walks of life took part in the Kabaka Birthday Run yesterday. The event was successful despite the heavy rains. Photos By Mpalanyi Ssentongo Fotogenix. Printed and published by The New Vision Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd, P.O. Box 9815, Kampala. Tel: 041 4337000. Fax: 4235843. Registered at GPO as a newspaper. Advertising Department, JR Complex, Plot 101 Jinja Rd, at junction to Vision Group offices, Tel. 4337000 Fax: 4232050.