"This was my first real attempt to break the world record, I knew I was good, I had trained hard, " added Rudisha, whose father Daniel won silver for Kenya in the 4x400m at the 1968 Mexico Olympics.

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His father, Daniel, won silver as part of Kenya's 4x400 relay team at the Mexico City Games in 1968.

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The report by special prosecutor Daniel Donovan, who conducted one of the investigations, stated that Silver and Lopez, not the women, sought confidentiality.

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