It's not good to focus on one person or two persons about being your rivals. The important thing is just to train hard and be ready for the competition and to prepare for the races so that in case of anything that comes out, you are able to handle it.

" Rudisha's world record was the more notable for the absence of pacemakers to assist him the latter not being permitted at the Olympics and other major championships. 01
In November 2010 at the age of 21 he became the youngest ever athlete to win the IAAF World Athlete of the Year award.  .

He is the current Olympic and world record holder in the 800 metres as well as the current World and Olympic Champion at the distance. Rudisha was the first person to run under 1:41.