KING’S MESSAGE: Rudisha sends veiled warning to rivals as he also bemoans school unrest

DAVID RUDISHA ON TWITTER 800m World Record holder and Olympic champions David Rudisha after a training session at Lornah Kiplagat Track in Iten on July 27, 2016. [PHOTO: COURTESY]

King David has spoken! And his word will surely unsettle pretenders to his 800m Olympic crown, which was achieved in jaw-dropping fashion four years ago in London.

In winning the gold medal in London in World Record time (1:40.91), the man with a stride of a springbok carried all his rivals to personal records. Rudisha would, however, suffer a niggling tendon injury that prompted questions about his dominance in the two-lap race. He then finished third at the Rio Olympics trials at Kipchoge Keino Stadium on July 1.