FOUR MEN UNDER 1:42 AT THE 800M FINAL

Pending test results, of course.

hoppel looks crushed. said he'd be disappointed w anything other than gold. hard to imagine realties where other athletes are thinking the same thing... ar is something to be proud of though; wanted 1:41 and got it.

Honestly I felt like gold was a little out of reach for him, it would've been more realistic if he aimed to medal but he didn't. Still, 1:41.67 will go down in history as one of the best AR's. A huge accomplishment on its own

Will be three after they've found out what Hoppel is on.

Blah blah blah. Shut up bro

Why do everyone keeps saying BH ran an AR? Shouldn't that be Marco Arop's time while BH's should be NR?

Looks like temps were in the low 90s in Paris Saturday? I don't have the specifics on it. Does anyone know? Sundays forecast is in the 90s. Really good temps for sprinting. Anything over 90 is ideal for 99 percent of track events.

Over 90 degrees produces the most PRs for basically every track event up to the 5000.

I think all major track meets should take place in southern Texas or southern Florida in 100 degree heat and high humidity. It's the only way to be 100 percent sure of a personal record. Does anyone else agree?

Or what about indoor track meets with the heat turned on to at least 93?

This was the greatest 800m race in history.

Rudisha would be proud.

Great race, and Kenyan was brilliant. Amos so close.

Great race, and Kenyan was brilliant. Amos so close.

The Daily Nation newspaper of Kenya ( I think) had tips to Wanyonyi from Rudisha.

Unfortunately, I didn't read it because you have to subscribe and pay to read stuff writtenw with little regard to facts and also in bad English.

I refused.

All in all, Rudisha told Wanyonyi to have plan A, B and C.

He took one. It paid off handsomely.

AR means Area Record for World Athletics, but people also colloquially use it for American Record (referring to the United States, not the continent).

Unfortunately Keely Hodgkinson isn't from Wales so we don't get a similar confusion with WR!

Filthy doping apologist. You are what’s wrong with the sport today.