This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact The Epoch Times Reprints.
Gold medallist Kenya's David Lekuta Rudisha celebrates on the podium for the Men's 800 meter during the athletics at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, on Aug. 16, 2016. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images
GENEVA—Two-time Olympic 800-meter champion David Rudisha will not defend his title at the Tokyo Games.
Rudisha’s agent, Michel Boeting, told The Associated Press on Thursday that Tokyo was “out of the question” for Rudisha because of a persistent hamstring problem.
