Watch the 800m New World Record time in the Berlin's Diamond League
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4oncJS51hETwenty one year old Kenya's David Lekuta Rudisha, fresh from winning the African Athletics Championships' 800m race, has broken the 13-year-old men's 800 meter world record at Berlin's Diamond League meeting on Sunday.
Wilson Kipketer's timing of 1min 41.11sec was slashed to 1min 41.09sec. Rudisha shaved two hundredths of a second off the time set by compatriot Wilson Kipketer in August 1997. Wilson Kipketer was recently in Singapore to do a middle distance course for aspiring athletes and teachers, coaches and teacher-coaches.
Recently, Rudisha came near to break the world record a month back in Huesden- Zolder, Belgium, where he clocked 1:41.51, the second fastest time ever in history, just behind the world record time of 1min 41.11sec. Rudisha forecasted bravely," Now that I have run that time, I can say I have the ability to improve and go faster,".
The blistering 400m run was run at a time of 48.65sec by his team-mate Sammy Tangui of Kenya. Sammy was the rabbit until he was at the 450metres. Deceleration of pace was taking place to Sammy. Rudisha, from there, took over the lead and sped to the front, pushing the pace even further. At the 480metres mark Sammy dropped out of the race, leaving Rudisha to do the work alone. At the 600m mark the time stood at 1min 14.54sec. He had a clear lead of 25metres at the last 30metres of the race. At the finish, fellow Kenyans by the name of Boaz Kiplagat Lalang and Abraham Kiplagat came in 2nd and third in a time of 1min 44.34sec and 1min 44.49sec. Leonel Manzano, Jackson Mumbwa Kivuva and Adam Kszczot came in 4th, 5th and 6th in a time of 1min 44.56sec, 1min 44.91sec and 1min 45.07sec, respectively.
Wilson Kipketer
Wilson Kipketer, on Monday, said that he expected his world record to go over time. He knew that David Rudisha may smash his long-standing 800m world record. He also predicted a big future for the young Kenyan runner. Sebastion Coe held the record for 11 years until Kipketer broke it in August 1997 and held it for 13 years. Kipketer, the three-time world champion, who is attending the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore as an athlete role model said, "I wasn't a bit surprised to hear the news,"
"David has been running well all this year, and even last year, and I thought he could do it one day. In a way it was good to see it broken after so many years."
Kipketer is at present a coach and consultant.
Wilson Kipketer
Wilson Kipketer, on Monday, said that he expected his world record to go over time. He knew that David Rudisha may smash his long-standing 800m world record. He also predicted a big future for the young Kenyan runner. Sebastion Coe held the record for 11 years until Kipketer broke it in August 1997 and held it for 13 years. Kipketer, the three-time world champion, who is attending the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore as an athlete role model said, "I wasn't a bit surprised to hear the news,"
"David has been running well all this year, and even last year, and I thought he could do it one day. In a way it was good to see it broken after so many years."
Kipketer is at present a coach and consultant.
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