Kenya's Rudisha wins second straight 800m Olympic gold
David Rudisha of Kenya
Rio de Janeiro - Arab Today
Kenya's David Rudisha romped to victory in the men's Olympic 800m final in Rio on Monday, securing his second straight gold medal in the event.
The 27-year-old clocked 1 minute 42.15 seconds to finish 0.45 of a second ahead of Algeria's Taoufik Makhloufi at the Olympic Stadium.
The USA's Clayton Murphy took bronze in a personal best 1:42.93.
France's Pierre-Ambroise Bosse was fourth in 1:43.41 and Kenya's Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich fifth in 1:45.55
Rudisha's time was 1.24 seconds slower than the world record he set when winning gold at the London 2012 Olympics.
Source : XINHUA
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