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Why 'King' Rudisha is not coming back to the track again

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Why 'King' Rudisha is not coming back to the track again

World 800m men's record holder David Rudisha has officially hung up his spikes, he says many factors have led him to make the painful decision to exit the sport he loves.

One of the factors is age which the two time world champion admits has caught up with him in his process of healing.

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