RIETI, Italy (AP) — Kenya’s David Rudisha set a world record in the 800 meters for the second time in a week and Jamaica’s Nesta Carter ran 9.78 seconds in the 100 meters at the Rieti Grand Prix on Sunday, tying American Tyson Gay for the fastest time this year.
Rudisha clocked 1 minute, 41.01 seconds in the two-lap race, shaving 0.08 seconds off the mark he set last weekend in Berlin.
Helped by a slight tail wind, Carter used a strong finishing kick to lead an extremely fast field, with seven of the eight entrants clocking 10 seconds or under.
David Oliver of the United States won the 110 hurdles in 13.01, far off Dayron Robles’ world record of 12.87, but fast enough to shave 0.06 seconds off Colin Jackson’s meet record set in 1994.
