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David Rudisha blasts 1:44.94 over 800m in Melbourne

Watch: Kenya’s world record-holder and Olympic gold medallist, David Rudisha take the 800m in 1:44.94 at the 2015 IAAF Melbourne World Challenge on Saturday March 21.

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Yomi Omogbeja

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David Rudisha after winning the men's 800m at the 2015 IAAF Melbourne World Challenge.
David Rudisha after winning the men's 800m at the 2015 IAAF Melbourne World Challenge.

Kenya’s world record-holder and Olympic 800m gold medallist, [link id=”198″ tax=”post_tag” text=”David Rudisha”], stormed to a 1:44.94 win at the Lakeside Stadium during the 2015 IAAF Melbourne World Challenge in Australia on Saturday March 21.

David Rudisha [link id=”9516″ text=”kickstarted his 2015 outdoor season”] with a decent 1:45.01 on Saturday March 14 at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Sydney (NSW).

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