Games-Kiplangat takes wrong turn on way to Games marathon gold

Commonwealth Games - Men's Marathon - Birmingham, Britain - July 30, 2022 Uganda's Victor Kiplangat celebrates as he crosses the line to win gold in the men's marathon REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Uganda's Victor Kiplangat took a wrong turn but still found his way to marathon gold at the Commonwealth Games, providing some late drama to what had been an uneventful race on Saturday.

After more than 40 kilometres of running through the twisting Birmingham streets, Kiplangat veered off course in the late stages but had built up such a commanding lead that the miscue did not cause any damage.