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The two-time Olympic 800m champion argues it will be improper for the world to give a blind eye and a deaf ear to the dream-shuttering climate change devastating effects
World record holder in 800m David Rudisha has warned that action must be taken to prevent climate change from taking a toll on athletes medal ambitions in future.
Rudisha, who won gold medals at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympic Games, where, at the former, he set the world record in the event with a time of 1:40.91, added that it will be hard to achieve what he achieved if the world gives a blind eye and a deaf ear to the dream-shuttering climate change devastating effects.
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06:03 - 19.11.2024
Jackson Tuwei worried of the devastating effects of climate change at COP29
Athletics Kenya has quickly become one of the sport’s leading voices in the battle against climate change and boss Jack Tuwei says action must be taken quickly.
“If we do not take action, they may not have the opportunity to reach my achievement as a double Olympics, double World, double diamond league and world record holder in 800m,” he said.
Rudisha is the first and only person to ever run 800m under 1:41, and he holds the three fastest times ever run in this event, each being a world record when set.
The two-time world champion (2011, 2015) said in order to secure the future of the sport and safeguard athletes, working together is crucial.
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16:00 - 11.11.2024
'They are in their primes'- Marco Arop on how competition with Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Djamel Sedjati will soon see David Rudisha's 800m record smashed
Marco Arop praised the exceptional talent and record-challenging times of today’s 800m athletes spearheaded by Emmanuel Wanyonyi, predicting that David Rudisha's world record will soon be broken.
“For the long-distance runners that need forested areas to train, it is important to restore these forests so that athletes can train in a conducive environment.”
Rudisha, the 2010 IAAF World Athlete of the Year award winner, was addressing a panel in Baku, Azerbaijan at the COP29. The panel was titled ‘Sports for Climate Action: Playing to Win Against Climate Change.’
"To register the best times in a race, conditions must be perfect, which is rare now with climate change. High temperatures and air quality directly impact performance both in training and competition,” Rudisha said.
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