David Rudisha scorches 1:43.00 in Doha (© Jiro Mochizuki)
Oslo, NorwayThe 800m in EXXON Mobil Bislett Games – IAAF Diamond League in Oslo on Friday 4 June is looming not only as a vintage competitive race but as realistic attack on Wilson Kipketer’s long standing World Record of 1:41.11, which dates back to Cologne in 1997.
At the moment Bislett stadium’s tally of World records/bests is 69**. The names and the performances read like a history of the sport and who would ever have dreamt that this little suburban stadium in Oslo would have such a profound say in the traditions of this world wide sport.
The line-up of competitors in the 800m is absolutely outstanding as two of the “young guns” of 800m face up to each other for the first time in 2010. David Rudisha of Kenya and Abubaker Kaki of Sudan will come to this IAAF Diamond League meeting in great form but both have opted for completely different preparations.
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**NOTE: Click here to go to the Downloads Section at the bottom of the Bislett stadium page to view full list of Oslo World records and bests, which were official, unofficial etc...