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In-depth interviews with the stars, coaches and power brokers in the world of sport. Rob Bonnet goes behind the glamour to examine the risks and rewards of a cut-throat competitive

In-depth interviews with the stars, coaches and power brokers in the world of sport. Rob Bonnet goes behind the glamour to examine the risks and rewards of a cut-throat competitive business.

David Rudisha

Extra Time: David Rudisha

27/08/2014 GMT

BBC World News - Extra Time, David Rudisha

Rob Bonnet talks to Olympic gold medallist David Rudisha.

Extratime talks to Olympic gold medallist David Rudisha about his greatest moments on the track and how his talent was spotted and nurtured as a boy in Kenya.

At the London 2012 Olympics David Rudisha's victory in the 800 metres was labelled the greatest race ever seen over the distance. The Kenyan broke his own world record and the pace was so fast that even the last athlete across the line would have won gold at the previous three Olympics. Now David Rudisha is aiming to lower his world record even further and possibly go below the one minute forty second barrier which has never been breached. Extratime talks to David Rudisha about his greatest moments on the track and how his talent was spotted and nurtured as a boy in Kenya.

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