Who will fit into Rudisha’s shoes?

England’s Kyle Langford and Kenya’s Wycliffe Kinyamal compete in the athletics men's 800m final during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games at the Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast on April 12, 2018. AFP PHOTO

It remains a riddle as to who will ascend to the throne and succeed ‘King’ David Rudisha in 800m.

That is exactly what Wycliffe Kinyamal, the Commonwealth Games 800m champion, longs to achieve when he competes in men’s two-lap race on Thursday.