David Rudisha of Kenya became the first man to run the 800m inside one minute 41 seconds when he set a new world record of 1:40.91 while winning the 800m gold medal.
“This is the moment I have been waiting for for a very long time,” he said. “To come here and to break the world record is something unbelievable.”
Silver medallist Nijel Amos’s personal best time of 1:41.73 was exactly the same time as a previous world record, set by LOCOG chairman Lord Coe in 1981 and equalled by Wilson Kipketer 16 years later.
