Double Olympic champion David Rudisha is unhurt after surviving a aircraft crash in his residence nation of Kenya.
Rudisha, who received gold within the 800m on the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, was one in all six individuals concerned in a crash he described as a “scary episode”.
“All was properly near seven or eight minutes into the flight when the engine of the aircraft instantly went quiet,” the 33-year-old informed Kenya’s The Day by day Nation.
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“He (the pilot) noticed some clear area the place he tried to land the aircraft, however one in all its wings hit a tree because the aircraft began to spin earlier than touchdown on the rocky area.
“The pilot did an unbelievable job to maintain the aircraft afloat and secure for lengthy.”
Rudisha additionally survived a automobile accident in Kenya in 2019 when a tyre burst and his SUV collided with a bus.
Rudisha clocked 1:40.91 within the 800m closing on the 2012 London Olympics to set a world file that also stands.
The towering African produced a gun-to-tape victory extensively seen as one of many best athletic performances in historical past.
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