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Kenya's David Rudisha (C) leads in the heats of the men's 800m athletics event at Hampden Park during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland on July 29, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS
World record holder David Rudisha was pushed in the home straight by Australia's Jeff Riseley before going on to win the 800 metres event at the IAAF Melbourne World Challenge on Saturday.
The Kenyan won in one minute 44.94 seconds ahead of Riseley in a world championships qualifying time of 1:45.29.
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