NEW YORK – Donavan Brazier lowered the U.S. indoor 800m record again at the Millrace Games, but he’s hoping later this year to achieve a career first: line up in a race with David Rudisha.
The 21-year-old Nike Oregon Project runner ran 1:44.41 to finish second on Saturday at the Millrace Games in New York City while smashing Gray’s 1:45.00 record that had stood since 1992.
Brazier, who won the world outdoor title in 2019 to stamp himself as Tokyo Olympic favorite, clocked 1:44.22 at the Armory in New York City on Saturday. He previously lowered a 26-year-old American record at last year’s Millrose Games, when he ran 1:44.41.
“When I saw the clock going 1:42, 1:43, I was like, oh, I have a chance,” Brazier said Saturday. “To get it by point-two seconds, there’s really not much room for error there.”
Brazier wasn’t the only American record-breaker Saturday. Ajee Wilson lowered her national 800m record from 1:58.60 to 1:58.29. Elle Purrier took down Mary Slaney‘s 37-year-old U.S. indoor mile record, clocking 4:16.85, the world’s second-fastest time in history.
800M Donavan BRAZIER 1’44“22 race video
113th ATHLETICS MILLROSE GAMES 2020 800M Final
