Rudisha won 800m gold in the 2012 London Olympic Games, stopping the clock in 1:40.91 to become the first athlete in history to dip under the 1:41 barrier. The 32-year-old chief inspector of Police based in Eldoret defended his Olympic title at the 2016 Rio Games in 1:42.15. He again wrote history by becoming the first man to retain the Olympic 800m title in half a century by cruising to victory. Olympic and World 800m champion David Rudisha jogs during a training session for the World Athletics Championships on July 22, 2017 at Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani. “It is sad that I have been training hard and I was almost hitting my top form just a few months before the Olympic Games.

Source: Daily Nation April 30, 2020 00:45 UTC