The music and the announcer when he finished made the Moment so hype

I love how he instantly recovers after running a world record, must be nice

David and Hicham are the most outstanding athletes i have ever witnessed. Just beautifully fast.

Congratulations Rudisha.You make Kenyans proud! Keep up the good work!

So strong! Look at that period from just before 600m when everyone else is really starting to feel it, he still just has so much power. Wow.

the guy runs with such poise and elegance like a gazelle while the others struggle to keep up.One of the highlights of these games without doubt.

Totally agree I am a 400 meter specialist and the hardest part i mostly the speed you have to hold for so long, the 800 is just ridiculous because its an all out print for soooo long

FASTAHH DAVID! FASTAHH MAHN!

I was there! :D As well as Rudisha's fantastic World Record and all those Season/Personal Bests, Amos (the 18 year-old Motswana runner-up and World Junior Champion) did the following with his race: * Break the National Record * Break the World Junior Record * Equal Seb Coe's former World Record (set in 1981, broken in 1997) to become the joint-third fastest 800m runner in history

RUDISHA IS HANDS DOWN MY IDOL! he inspires me to do my best every time i step on the track! god bless all my 800 runners!

i love how the dude hypes it up around the end i was seriously hype myself

The main attraction in this event was definitely Rudisha's world record, but let's not forget Kivuva's stellar performance with an amazing 2:23.

Asante sana Bwana Rudisha. Ni furaha isio na kifani kusherehekea rekondi yako mpya. Jizatiti zaidi, na jina lako litadumu daima kwenye vitabu vya historia!

This tremendous performance deserved a grander venue.

Nice! I predicted this guy would have the world record in the 800 about 3 years ago. Nobody believed me then, but now he's beat it more than once!

...cont on Rudisha. This guy is merely 21 and is yet to develop fully. He'll definitely go below 1:40 in the next two years and my hunch is that next year, he'll go below 1:41. Rudisha is just phenomenal. He makes me proud of being Kenyan and true to his name, he has returned the WR to Africa-the cradle of distance running. This record is for the entire African continent and should never leave, ever again! Ahsante Ndugu Lekuta. You make your father proud, you make your motherland proud. Hongera!

i really admire Rudisha because he seems to come from a very humble background, he does not know how to brag or provoke his fellow athletes before that start of the race like Usain Bolt. God bless him!!

Wow. purely amazing. that cheering in the last 100-150 must have been amazing to experience

The commentator was amazing. You don't even have to speak Italian. I'd run a PB every time I heard someone getting that excited when I'm running.

Exactly, SugarRay! I was just about to post the same thing on another video of him. I've got chills just watching him and considering the possibilities. With his stride, he is kind of remniscent of the great Alberto Juantorena. He doesn't seem like he is at full effort. I guess we can kiss the 1000 meter record goodbye, too! Hopefully, he'll give the 1500m a go, too, although I suspect he is physiologically perfect for the 800.

The World Record was amazing. Being from the US, though, Symonds was impressive.

unreal sustained speed. and a powerful kick to boot. beautiful running

Thanks for posting

This is absolutely incredible to behold; to be able to sustain this speed is just mindblowing:) He reminds me of a gazelle in full flight:)

I saw him running his fabulous African Record in Heusden. It was way too cold that day for a good time. But he did it. Back then you could already feel the WR in a couple of months.

@MySonOfSam My freshman year i ran xc and track for the first time. I ran the 800 maybe 5 times that year and had a personal best of 2:06. I never ran track after my freshman year. Glad i saw your comment because of late i've been getting back into shape and trying to reach my full potential.

proudly Kenyan :)

You can see he is simply a level above the other world class athletes. Thats because he is the worlds best

VERY fast times for 1st and 2nd. Even 3rd and 4th were super fast. As for Rudisha he is simply the best 800m runner EVER

This is amazing. I'm a freshman at polytechnic high in long beach California and I'm running 2:10. This guy and David kipketer are my heroes, but they're insanely fast

CL, you're right. Pure masochism. Guerrouj was a freak. I'm loving watching the Olympics. I just watched Farah win the 10K. But those guys seemed to be in less pain afterwards than the middle distance rowers. They were crying like school girls.

This video deserves more views..

Sushicheese, you're a charmer. And so eloquent!

800 is the hardest race. But I love this race! David Rudisha is the man!

Rudisha's splits were: 49.1 (400m) and 1:14.54 (600m). Rudisha is also a decent 400m runner with a timed 45.9 effort.

I reckon this guy will be the first and if not, only person to break the 1:40 barrier

His running style is like a 400m runner, only he's strong enough to run the full 800m with it.

Go get us that Gold David,.we behind you Go Kenya!!!!

David is definitely on a roll. Does anyone realize that his stride length is about 2.2 meters which means he can really gooble up distance without taking the sprinter turnover that raises his heartbeat too high. The wave of the future is tall lean runners over 1.95 meters (Rudisha, Bolt).

Greatest 800m runner of all time!!!

Why are people saying that Rudisha isn't Bolt's level? Rudisha and Bolt are both smashing records in their respective fields and are both incredible athletes. I think that Rudisha, Bolt and Bekele are all at the very top of Athletics now.

IMPRESSIONANT!

During the summer I trained for a Tri-Athlon for a school group of mine and then in the fall I ran Cross Country. If I had to give a few pointers, I would say get the mileage in during the off season and a couple months before track add in some speed work outs. My least favorite one was probably 800 repeats. I would do 6 of them with about 2.5 minutes of walking in between each. At first it sucked, but by the time track came along, I was able to maintain a 2:30 pace for each repeat.

Holy crap. That is incredible.

WOW!!! he looked like he could probably run another 800 when he finished, what a hero i hope to run the 800 under 1.50 someday

@Evanschamp It's not sped up, but about 7 seconds of video is cut out on the 2nd turn. Look again.

@coalcoalcoal Yes that is Sammy Rangui he paces David Rudisha. He did so at the Sydney and Melbourne track classics as well

This is insane! The pacesetters were disintegrating to dust at 500m but this Kenyan guy just blasts past that as they drop out and blazes the next 300m, breaking his record again in less than a fortnight. All this records from the early 90'S seemed invicible mountains to even dare to climb but this new breed of athletes are just smashing them to pieces.BOLT + RUDISHA!! What is the xplanation?????

Really tough race to run. Requires so much pacing and knowledge of your own body.

THIS IS ON MY BIRTHDAY AND I LOVE THE 800M

great performance!

@mrcatohead That is pace making. Tangui paced for the first 400m, and Kivuva for the next 200m then left Rudisha to go for the jugular. That's is to make him run faster and gauge the pace. Left alone he can be slower hence not break the record.

@cobrien1977 the 400-800m split actually started timing when Tangui crossed the line, not Rudisha. theres no official splits for this race but they're said to be around 48.9 and 52.1

When the excellent David Rudisha set the current world record time for the men's 800 metres - in September last year - he covered each 100m segment of the race in 12.63 seconds. That is remarkable ... incredible. Anyone who doubts this should just consider the following fact: MR AVERAGE IS NOT CAPABLE OF SPRINTING 100 METRES IN 12.63 SECONDS !!

i'm still sitting at 2:17, so this is incredible. I run these for track, and to sprint one of these is definately beyond me.

DANGGGG he just beat his own record!!!!!!!

got chills watching this

This guy is quite special!

am crying while starting my 800m training at 40yrs...I must break at least even a half record

love it! does anyone know the song at the end that sounds french?

@kofinater jajajajaaja im with you 1000000% dude. that is a sweat beat. The announcer was also super hyped and wicked cheers

1:50 Epic voice crack :)

I Have a question because i would really want that time next year as a jr. What type of training did you do off season and on season? thanks

Nice finish Nick Symmonds

and he's a class act!

can anyone anyone please tell me which song is playing in the background from 2.48

WHAT. THE. HELL. The way he busted out on that last 350 was RIDICULOUS. amazing...

Very nice run. Life goal of mine is To run a 1:50 and as a senior in high school i hope to run a 1:58 this year. Placed third in the state with a 2:01 last year as a junior. Sadly a sophmore ran a 1:51 and sat state record.

@supermashuhuri Rudisha has had an amazing season! From how well he ran last year and his disappointment in Berlin, I figured he would be getting close to the WR this year. The scary thing about Bolt is that he has broken the 100m record by more than Rudisha has broken the 800m record! The 800 record was a lot older though.

Flabbergasting, Boggling Breaking a 11 yr old record TWICE IN A WEEK !!!!!! David thou are amazing Finally somebody is near Usain

@kanyeezys Rudisha's 400m split in his previous WR in Berlin was 49.1, there's no official split for him in this race but Sammy Tangui (Rudisha's rabbit) went out in 48.2, so Rudisha's 400m split here was probably sub 49

Kenya the land of middle and long distance runners. Kenya Hoiyee!!!

whats the name of the song at the end???? best ive ever heard!

In response to SunnyKid975: Nick Symmonds is now the 8th fastest US 800m runner of all time, which is exactly where he was before the race (with a PR that's now .07 faster than his previous best). He trails Johnny Gray, Mark Everett, David Mack, Rich Kenah, Rick Wohlhuter, Earl Jones and Khadevis Robinson. I feel he still needs to be a little quicker to have a shot at the medals at the outdoor WC's or Olympics.

seems the future is on tall athletes like Bolt and Rudisha.Paul Tergat was also quite tall for a marathoner but Gabreselasie seemed to always have an upper hand,could he have done somthing better? was it coaching? can taller athletes handle tha marathon too?

Literally a week later he broke the WR. Legend

@captainspirou Well there were a lot of rumors circulating before the race that he was going to attempt to break the record. He'd already broken the world record in Berlin a few weeks before this race, so everyone knew he was in phenomenal shape. And Rieti is known for being a fast track. Also, there's always a host of great athletes at the meets in Rieti, you'd just think the stadium would be full.

Legend

good job!!!

would have loved to see a young Sebastian Coe run this race on today's track surface and todays running shoes...would have been a classic.

How called the music that sounds at minute 2:10?

A GREAT runner

they all have something to be verry proud of

lost in all of this is the 3rd place finish of Nick Symmons at 1:43.76 which I believe is the 3rd best time all-time by a US athlete in the 800m. Nice run also Nick.

GREAT !!!!

what spikes is david wearing need to get myself a pair eh

This Guy should compete in 400 too! He will not screw it up.

@newromantic888 He easily managed to break Kiptekers record on two occasions. Cosidering that he is only 22, he still has a lot of improvement ahead of him, and how is his technique not graceful? Great stride length, stride rate, no unnecessary bouncing when he runs, and no rocking from side to side like many other runners. Pretty sure he'll be able to compete and/or break records for at least another 4 years.

you're doing the same thing as me, comparing the two! so I applaud you on that remark. once again, it is your opinion that the "beethoven" of track is the 800m. I'm saying that millions of people enjoy the 100m more.

Great! I lack only 10 seconds to be like rudisha :D

i'm pretty sure rudisa beat the wr thanks to the music in background... that gave him energy boost for sure!!

what adidas spikes is david wearing?

@MrKarlozz Rudisha is 1.90 m and is tall for a 800m runner. Bolt is 1.95 m. The latest records are being broken by taller runners. There are ONLY 2 ways you can run faster. The equation for SPEED = stride length times stride frequency. You either increase your stride length or increase your stride frequency (turnover). Bolt and Rudisha have great stride length. Tyson Gay has great stride turnover.

@MySonOfSam that's pretty damn impresive

All he has to do is win some titles, and he will be considered the greatest 800 runner ever. What speed.

@TehAwesomeness, What's your probem? "What the problem is?" It matters not whether I can run a 1:45 or a 5 minute 800m. I am ELATED(!) about my countryman. I am beyond myself! I am excited! I am delighted, I am ecstatic, I am exhilarated.......... I don't know how I became the subject of this discussion. It was about David Rudisha, my fellow KEnyan, the finest without a doubt! It wasn't about me. I hope I am clear.

@Scicotion Rudisha didn't go out in 45 for the first 400m, not even close. Sammy Tangui (his rabbit) went out in 48.2, so Rudisha's 400m split was probably around 49s, which is what he got in his 1:41.09

@sasypop Running is an individual sport. Your genetics ultimately determine your ability. What you should focus on is challenging yourself and your own times. Be competitive, but don't worry if other people have more natural talent than you.

@sasypop Do you mean run more than?

wow amazing!