David Rudisha of Kenya breaks world record in 800 meters at Olympic Stadium in Berlin

Rudisha breaks 800 world record at Berlin meet

BERLIN — David Rudisha of Kenya has broken the men’s 800-meter world record with a time of 1 minute, 41.09 seconds at the Olympic stadium in Berlin.

Rudisha on Sunday beat the previous record of 1:41.11 set by Wilson Kipketer of Denmark in Cologne, Germany, on Aug. 24, 1997.

Rudisha was a semifinalist in the 800 at last year’s world championships at the same stadium.