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Algerian Djamel Sedjati has officially declared when he intends to lower David Rudisha’s 12-year world record after his exploits at the Monaco Diamond League.
Algerian Djamel Sedjati has officially declared his intentions of breaking David Rudisha’s 800m world record after lowering the third fastest time in history on Friday.
Sedjati displayed a great finishing kick at the Monaco Diamond League to win the race in 1:41.46, lowering the 1:41.56 that he managed in Paris last week, which had been the third fastest on the all-time list.
The Algerian came into the race after last week’s astonishing race when he ran 1:41.56, Frenchman Gabriel Tual clocked 1:41.61 and Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi completed the podium in 1:41.58 in which was the third, fourth and fifth on the world all-time list.
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21:46 - 12.07.2024
Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati threatens David Rudisha’s world record yet again with grand performance in Monaco
The Algerian had no equal in Monaco on Friday as displayed why he could be the man to lower David Rudisha’s record, while Canada's Marco Arop was engulfed in a dissapointing finish.
Only Rudisha’s world record of 1:40.91 and Wilson Kipketer’s 1:41.11 were better times but the Algerian improved his personal best in Monaco, now holding the third and fourth fastest times, pushing Tual’s mark to fifth and Wanyonyi’s to sixth.
Now, he feels he is ready to attack the world record and like Rudisha, he wants to do it at the Olympics.
“I would like to thank everyone, especially my family and my coach. It´s the fourth time I run a World Lead and the second time an Algerian Record, I have worked really hard for that,” Sedjati said after the race.
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Marco Arop believes David Rudisha's 800m world record is within reach
Marco Arop is confident that David Rudisha's world record will go down soon, owing to the current crop of 800m runners.
“Now I am thinking of the World Record, I hope to run it at the Olympic Games. I have two more weeks to prepare it. I will focus on that and put in the necessary work so that I can achieve my goal. I will keep the preparation the same. My mindset is that the hard work I have put in will pay off.”
Friday’s race had both Tual and word champion Marco Arop and while it was billed as an epic battle between the three, Sedjati showed a great finishing kick to sprint past his competitors and claim victory.
Spaniard Mohamed Attaoui (1:42.04) was second while Tual was third in 1:42.10 as Kenya’s Aaron Kemei finished fourth in 1:42.13.
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Arop, meanwhile, faded to sixth place in 1:42.93 in what was a disappointing outing just over two weeks to the Paris Olympics.
It sets the stage for an epic battle at the Olympics where Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi will also be among the contenders for a gold medal while Rudisha’s 12-year record will be under threat.
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