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Commonwealth Games: Olympic champion Rudisha eases into 800 semi-finals

David Rudisha (C) of Kenya competes in the men"s 800m event at the Diamond League Herculis athletics meeting at Louis II stadium in Monaco July 18, 2014.

World 800 metres record holder David Rudisha began his Commonwealth Games campaign with a comfortable first round victory at Hampden Park on Tuesday.

The Olympic champion, who won the 800 at the Glasgow Diamond League meeting earlier this month, qualified fastest for Wednesday’s semi-finals in one minute 46.89 seconds.

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