David Rudisha Defends Men's 800m Title

The men's 800 metres race is one of the watched during the Olympic Games (All images courtesy AFP)

Kenyan David Rudisha was undoubtedly the favourite to clinch the title for the second time in four years

Though the Kenyan did not lead the race at the start, when it mattered he opened up a massive gap at the front

Rudisha won the men's 800m final in one minute and 42.15 seconds, which was his season's best timing

He led second placed man Taoufik Makhloufi by almost three metres at the end of the race

Clayton Murphy of the United States finished third to take the bronze with a personal best timing of 1:42.93

Following the race, Rudisha said he also wants to go for the gold in Tokyo 2020