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Commonwealth Games: Nijel Amos beats David Rudisha in 800m Final

Upset: Botswana's Nijel Amos (centre) caused a surprised by beating world-record holder David Rudisha (right) in the Commonwealth Games' 800m final at a wet Hampden Park

Olympic champion and world record holder David Rudisha was beaten into second place by arch-rival Nijel Amos of Botswana in the Commonwealth Games 800m final on Thursday.

Kenyan star Rudisha, who missed most of the 2013 season with a knee injury, was caught over the last 100m by Botswana's Amos who won in 1min 45.18sec at Hampden Park.

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