By John Kwoba

NAIROBI cheap nike air max 2019 , Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Olympic marathon champion Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda is taking no prisoners in his quest to retain the title in Rio in August.

Kiprotich, who has shifted his camp from Eastern Uganda to Eldoret, said he wants to focus on his preparations without interference.

His win in London Games in 2012 made him the first Ugandan to win gold for Uganda in the Olympics since their debut in 1972.

"I always train in Eldoret for major competitions. I have nobody disturbing me unlike home where there are constant interference," he told Xinhua by telephone from Eldoret, northwest Kenya where he is training.

But with the Olympics still seven months away cheap air max 2019 , Kiprotich is burying his claws deep in training ahead of Tokyo marathon in March.

"I will be running in Tokyo On February 28," he said. "It gives me a lot of motivation and inspiration to train with top athletes like London marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge and World 10,000m silver medallist Geoffrey Kamowror."

The trio are training in the same camp under the Global Sports Communications, which is run by Dutch Agent Jos Hermens.

But whereas they share the same manager, Kipchoge and Kiprotich will be sworn enemies when they line up at the Rio Olympics in August.

Both have expressed their interest to run in the ultimate distance and the Ugandan has much to lose as he puts his title on the line.

"It will be harder to win now that everyone is focusing on me cheap nike air max 1 ," he said. "That is why I have to train hard. I will go to Tokyo to test myself and see how I rank."

It will be the third time Kiprotich will be running in Tokyo and he is hopeful to be third time lucky. His debut in 2012, Kiprotich was a distant third.

He returned to the Japanese capital in 2015 and was credited with second place finish. Now he is dreaming of lifting the gold in 2016.

"This time I want to fulfil my dream in Tokyo. I want to do better and I do not care what type of rivals will be on the line. We are all a big family, but when it comes to winning, I prefer being on the podium despite training with my Kenyan colleagues," he added.

But he noted that whereas it is important to do well in Tokyo cheap air max 1 , it is the Olympics gold that he wants to defend.

"Kenyans are the best road runners, and that is why I train with them in Eldoret. But I have to let my legs do the talking," he said.

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