Rudisha leads hunt for 800m gold this afternoon

Kenya's David Rudisha (R) wins ahead of Kenya's Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich (L) in their semi-final of the men's 800m athletics event at Hampden Park during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland on July 30, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS

It will be another moment of riveting action as Kenyans take to the track to contest for medals in the sprint and middle-distance races at the 15th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China, this afternoon.

World 800m record-holder David Rudisha, junior champion Alfred Kipketer and Ferguson Rotich, fourth at the Commonwealth Games, will battle to reclaim the two-lap race title against Musaeb Abdulrahman Ball of Qatar, Adam Kszczot of Poland and Pierre-Ambroise Bosse of France at 3:55pm.