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| Uganda Olympic champion Kiprotich given hero's welcome | Uganda Olympic champion Kiprotich given hero's welcome |
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| Crowds in Uganda have given a hero's welcome to Stephen Kiprotich, the country's first Olympic gold medal winner in 40 years. | Crowds in Uganda have given a hero's welcome to Stephen Kiprotich, the country's first Olympic gold medal winner in 40 years. |
| Kiprotich, a prison warden who won the men's marathon on Sunday, was then presented with a cheque for $80,000 (£51,000) by President Yoweri Museveni. | |
| He was also promoted nine ranks to become an assistant superintendent in the prisons service. | He was also promoted nine ranks to become an assistant superintendent in the prisons service. |
| Mr Museveni promised that more would be done to invest in athletes in future. | Mr Museveni promised that more would be done to invest in athletes in future. |
| Convoy blocked | Convoy blocked |
| The BBC's Catherine Byaruhanga in Entebbe says people lined the street as Kiprotich waved from an open-top car with the personalised number plate "UG GOLD". | The BBC's Catherine Byaruhanga in Entebbe says people lined the street as Kiprotich waved from an open-top car with the personalised number plate "UG GOLD". |
| At one stage the convoy was forced to stop by the crowds blocking the road on the way to State House, where Kiprotich had breakfast with the president, she says. | At one stage the convoy was forced to stop by the crowds blocking the road on the way to State House, where Kiprotich had breakfast with the president, she says. |
| After Kiprotich was presented with the cheque, he asked the president if he would build a house for his parents in north-eastern Kapchorwa district. | After Kiprotich was presented with the cheque, he asked the president if he would build a house for his parents in north-eastern Kapchorwa district. |
| Mr Museveni agreed that a three-bedroom would be constructed. | Mr Museveni agreed that a three-bedroom would be constructed. |
| The president also admitted that funding in sports had suffered as the country had concentrated on development projects such as building schools and roads. | The president also admitted that funding in sports had suffered as the country had concentrated on development projects such as building schools and roads. |
| But he promised that in future all athletes who won international medals would receive a 1m Ugandan shilling ($400,000) monthly stipend to help them train. | But he promised that in future all athletes who won international medals would receive a 1m Ugandan shilling ($400,000) monthly stipend to help them train. |
| A high-altitude training school would also be built, he promised. | A high-altitude training school would also be built, he promised. |
| Correspondents say the reaction in Uganda to Kiprotich's victory has been euphoric. | |
| The state-owned Vision media group set up a fund to raise prize money for the runner after he won on Sunday - and in three hours raised more than $100,000 - it aims to make it to $500,000. | The state-owned Vision media group set up a fund to raise prize money for the runner after he won on Sunday - and in three hours raised more than $100,000 - it aims to make it to $500,000. |
| Uganda's last Olympic champion was 400m hurdler John Akii-Bua, who won gold at Munich in 1972. | Uganda's last Olympic champion was 400m hurdler John Akii-Bua, who won gold at Munich in 1972. |