Kenya's Rudisha Breaks 800m World Record

Andy Edwards | Berlin23 August 2010

Photo: AP

David Lekuta Rudisha of Kenya celebrates after winning the Men's 800 meters during the ISTAF Athletics Meeting in Berlin, 22 Aug. 2010

Kenyan runner David Rudisha made history Sunday, setting a new world record in the 800-meters.  

The 21-year-old runner clocked 1:41.09 in the event at an international meet in Berlin, Germany.  The previous record of 1:41:11 – set by another Kenyan-born athlete, Wilson Kipketer - had stood since 1997.  

Reporter Andy Edwards caught up with Rudisha after his big run in Berlin and asked him about his achievement.