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Rudisha smashes his 800m record

By Mutwiri Mutuota

For the second time in a week, David Lekuta Rudisha lowered the world 800m record to an astonishing 1:41.01 at the IAAF World Challenge meeting in Rieti to follow in the hallowed footsteps of Wilson Kipketer. Rudisha clocked 1:41.01 seconds in the two-lap race at the Rieti Grand Prix last evening, shaving 0.08 seconds off his mark set last weekend in Berlin.

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