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Kiplangat takes wrong turn on way to marathon gold for Uganda.

Victor Kiplangat produced an impressive performance to give Uganda their first-ever Commonwealth Games marathon gold in Birmingham today.

The 22-year-old timed 2hr 10min 55sec, coming home with a broad grin on his face more than a minute and a half clear of Tanzania’s 2017 world bronze medallist Alphonce Felix Simbu.

Kiplangat took a wrong turn but still found his way to marathon gold. After more than 40 kilometres of running he veered off course in the late stages but had built up such a commanding lead that the miscue did not cause any damage.

A delighted Michael Githae of Kenya wiggled his finger with a big smile at the spectators in the finishing straight as he took the bronze, more than two minutes behind the winner.