Olympic champion Rudisha out for 16 weeks after ankle fracture

Two-time Olympic and world 800m record holder David Rudisha will be sidelined for 16 weeks after fracturing his left ankle.

Published : May 29, 2020 15:18 IST , Nairobi

Two time Olympic champion, David Rudisha.
Two time Olympic champion, David Rudisha.
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Two time Olympic champion, David Rudisha.

Two-time Olympic and world 800m record holder David Rudisha will be sidelined for 16 weeks after fracturing his left ankle.

The 31-year-old Rudisha twisted his left ankle at his rural home in Kilgoris, western Kenya on May 19, and his doctor said closer examination revealed the fracture.

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“We were able to perform the operation today and the athlete will spend the night for further observations tomorrow,” Victor Bargoria, an ortheopedic surgeon, said, adding it would be 16 weeks before he was able to start training again.

Rudisha, who won the 2012 London Olympics in a world record time of 1:40.91, was on track for a comeback after a recurrent knee injury prevented him from competing in the Doha world championships last September.

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Rudisha missed out a full year between 2013 and 2014 as a result of the leg injury.

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