Thursday, 03 June 2010
Kaki vs Rudisha - Will Coe's historic stadium mark finally fall?
Sensational 1:43.15 2010 opener for David Rudisha in Melbourne (Getty Images)
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Oslo, Norway - Abubaker Kaki and David Rudisha are acknowledged as the most exciting talents for the future of the 800m but will their nerves allow them to challenge the world record at the IAAF Diamond League in Oslo on Friday.
The pair, after Kaki was a convincing champion two years ago in the Bislett Stadium as a 19-year-old setting a World junior record of 1:42:69, have been hailed as the standout guys to finally erase Wilson Kipketer's long standing world figure.
But can the exciting Sudanese and Kenyan youngsters both currently in mint condition despite it being very early in the track season, raise their game and scupper Kipketer's mark of 1:41:11 which the Kenyan-born Dane achieved in August 1997?
>> Read the rest of the story on the IAAF Diamond League Website <<
The pair, after Kaki was a convincing champion two years ago in the Bislett Stadium as a 19-year-old setting a World junior record of 1:42:69, have been hailed as the standout guys to finally erase Wilson Kipketer's long standing world figure.
But can the exciting Sudanese and Kenyan youngsters both currently in mint condition despite it being very early in the track season, raise their game and scupper Kipketer's mark of 1:41:11 which the Kenyan-born Dane achieved in August 1997?
>> Read the rest of the story on the IAAF Diamond League Website <<