Following a post on social media, David Rudisha expressed his gratitude following a successful surgery that saw an implant being extracted from his left leg. Apparently, the implant has been there for the last year and a half.
The 32-year-old two-time Olympic 800m champion and world record holder posted an x-ray photo on his official social media accounts on Monday November 22nd to provide an update to his fans on his status after surgery. In doing so, he took the opportunity to hint at making a comeback after a long injury lay-off.
Rudisha, has been sidelined for 2-1/2 years due to injury. A leg injury meant he could not run competitively in 2018, 2019 and also missed out on an opportunity to defend his title at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Before the May 2020 injury where the athlete twisted his ankle at his rural home in Kilgoris, Rudisha had not competed in nearly two years due to minor knee and back injuries sustained in a road accident in August 2019.
After missing the opportunity in what would be his last Olympic Games thanks to the injury, Rudisha was focused on mentoring young talents by visiting schools as he seeks to identify young athletes.
Rudisha was the first Kenyan to win the prestigious IAAF World Athlete of the Year award in 2010 and has won a record three consecutive track and field Athlete of the Year awards as he tied with Carl Lewis.
He was the first Kenyan to win the prestigious IAAF World Athlete of the Year award in 2010 and has won a record three consecutive track and field Athlete of the Year awards as he tied with Carl Lewis. He has the world 800m record (1:40.91); two-time Olympic champion and two-time world champion as well as former Africa and world junior crowns.
‘King’ Rudisha was the first person to run under 1:41.00 for the event, and he holds the three fastest, six of the eight fastest, and half of the 20 fastest times ever run in this event.
His father, Daniel Rudisha, was a former athlete who won silver medal at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City in the 4x400m relay team while his mother, Naomi, is a former 4x400m hurdler.