Donavan Brazier wants to challenge David Rudisha's WR, 1:40:91

Donavan Brazier wants to challenge the WR set by David Rudisha, in London 2012, with his 1:40.91.

A world record is about all things coming together, in the perfect storm. In London, David Rudisha had it all: supreme fitness, supreme confidence, an incredible field and 80,000 intense athletic fans.

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Donavan Brazier will have one, or perhaps, several of those days in his career.

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PORTLAND (USA): World champion Donavan Brazier believes he could one day challenge the world 800m record of 1:40.91 which is held by Kenya’s David Rudisha, informs NBC Sports. “I think I definitely have the opportunity. If we’re looking at guys that are currently racing right now, I think I might have the best opportunity to do it,” he said. Brazier won the world title in Doha last year in a US record of 1:42.34.

To view the complete inteview with Donavan Brazier by , check out: https://www.runblogrun.com/2020/07/socialing-the-distance-featuring-donavan-brazie0-full-interview.html

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Dave Hunter
Dave Hunter is an award-winning journalist who is a U.S. Correspondent for Track & Field News. He also writes a weekly column and serves as Senior Writer for www.RunBlogRun.com, and covers championship track & field competition domestically and in such global capitals as Moscow, Birmingham, Zurich, Brussels, Beijing, Rio de Janeiro, Zagreb, Ostrava, and Doha. Hunter frequently serves as the arena or stadium announcer for championship track & field gatherings, including the Ivy League, the Big East, the Mid-American Conference, the NAIA, the Big Ten, and the Millrose Games. Hunter has undertaken foreign and domestic broadcast assignments. He ran his marathon P.R. 2:31:40 on the Boston Marathon course back in the Paleozoic Era. To find out more about Dave, visit his website: www.trackandfieldhunter.com He can be reached at: dave@trackandfieldhunter.com
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