Rudisha undergoes surgery after nasty injury
What you need to know:
- According to a statement from One4One Sports Marketing and Management, Rudisha sustained the injury after twisting his left ankle at his rural home in Kilgoris, Narok County, on May 19
- According to his surgeon and Kenyan-team lead doctor Victor Bargoria, it was a left ankle fracture which he described as Supination External Rotation
- During the 2012 Summer Games in London, Rudisha clocked 1:40.91 breaking the world record (1:41.11) previously held by Danish Wilson Kipketer
World 800 metres record holder David Rudisha is recovering at St Luke's Hospital in Eldoret after undergoing surgery on Thursday for an ankle fracture.
According to a statement from One4One Sports Marketing and Management, Rudisha sustained the injury after twisting his left ankle at his rural home in Kilgoris, Narok County, on May 19.
"During a walk on his compound, the 31-year-old stepped on uneven ground and initially believed it was not a serious injury," read the statement in part. "He continued with training that would cause further harm on his ankle but after lack of improvement over the weekend he underwent an examination and was diagnosed with an ankle fracture at St Luke's Hospital in Eldoret."
According to his surgeon and Team Kenya lead doctor Victor Bargoria, the injury - which he described as Supination External Rotation - was a fracture on the left ankle. He fixated it with a 1/3 tubular plate and 3.5mm screws.
The statement further said that Rudisha, who was preparing for his third consecutive Olympics next year, will be out for training for 12 to 16 weeks and could return to training in September.
Speaking to Nation Sport on phone Bargoria said Rudisha was in stable condition.
"The patient is in good condition and I will be seeing him again today (Thursday) before we now start rehabilitation and within some few weeks he should be fine," said Bargoria.
During the 2012 Summer Games in London, Rudisha clocked 1:40.91 breaking the world record (1:41.11) previously held by Danish Wilson Kipketer.
In 2016, Rudisha defended his Olympics title in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after winning in 1:42.15.
In an earlier interview with Nation Sport, Rudisha was optimistic that he will be in good shape to participate in the Tokyo Olympics Games which were postponed to next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
"I was expecting to come back this year in a big way but again the virus halted my plans but we just have to wait. My injury had healed and my medical specialist had given me a clean bill of health," said Rudisha who is managed by Mitchell Boeting.
