Is Rudisha able to return the London gold feat?

Kenya's David Lekuta Rudisha competes in the Men's 800m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 13, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Fabrice COFFRINI

‘Rudisha’ is the Swahili word for ‘return’. It remains a riddle as to whether Kenya’s track maestro David Rudisha will fly back home with his two-lap race crown.

And his name will no doubt inspire ‘King David’, the Olympics 800m champion and world record holder, when he steps onto the track at the Olympic Stadium at 4:25am (Kenyan time) tomorrow.