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RIO DE JANEIRO -- David Rudisha glanced to his left twice as he came round the final bend, waiting for the challenge to come. It didnt. He didnt let it.The world-record holder surged across the line to retain his Olympic title in the 800 meters on Monday, giving no one else a chance and becoming the first man in more than half a century to win back-to-back golds over two laps at the games.This is one of my greatest moments, to come here and defend my title, Rudisha said. There is nothing as great for an athlete as to maintain his performance.Rudisha won in 1 minute, 42.15 seconds, nothing on the incredible 1:40.91 he produced for his wire-to-wire win in London four years ago. But this was always going to be about the medal and not the clock, especially after a heavy downpour earlier in the evening left Rudisha and the others with a damp track at the Olympic Stadium. If theres one thing the Kenyan hates, its running in the wet.Rudisha still won well from Algerias Taoufik Makhloufi, who ran a national record time of 1:42.61 to add an 800 silver here to his gold in the 1,500 at the last Olympics. Clayton Murphy powered through in the final 50 meters for bronze and a PB of 1:42.93, overhauling Frances Pierre-Ambroise Bosse on his way to a long-awaited podium finish for the U.S. It was the first medal in the 800 for an American since Johnny Gray in 1992.Super exciting to race him, Murphy said of Rudisha, and hopefully not the last time I get to race him.Rudisha smiled at the end, a broad, beaming smile, relieved maybe after what started as a trying season when he lost a couple of times in the Diamond League and was beaten into third -- third! -- at the Kenyan trials. He freely offered up hugs to the other medalists, too, as he draped the red, black and green Kenyan flag across his shoulders once again.His legacy as one of the greatest 800 runners was pretty firm already, but he cemented it in Rio de Janeiro: The 27-year-old Rudisha has now won four of the last five major titles and the only one missing -- the 2013 worlds -- he was injured for.With no strong challenger coming at him -- not in this race and not in any general sense, either -- Rudisha has the potential to make history with a third straight gold in four years in Tokyo.He wants to be the best, he is the best at it, he knows hes the best, said American Boris Berian, who was eighth. Its that confidence right there. He takes it out and he has that confidence to hold on.Rudishas teammate, Alfred Kipketer, set a fast pace from the start -- like a bullet, Rudisha said -- and the defending champion had to hold himself back from getting into an early scrap. Instead, Rudisha waited for the back straight to stretch out his long legs and move past Kipketer. He built a cushion, not a big one, but he never seemed likely to get caught. Those two quick looks to the left as he approached the home straight let him know that he had it.Richard Snell of New Zealand was the last man to retain his Olympic title in the 800, at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Some formidable recent 800 runners, including current IAAF President Sebastian Coe and Wilson Kipketer, didnt even win once in the 800 at the Olympics. Coe, an Olympic champion at 1,500, consistently says that Rudisha is one of the best athletes the sport has had.For Rudisha, this victory was absolute confirmation, if he needed it, that hes deserving of such praise from former champions. 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Parramatta young gun Bevan French has all the tools to be the clubs long-term fullback, according to current custodian Michael Gordon.The Eels have yet to settle on a fullback since the departure of club icon Jarryd Hayne in 2014, with Gordon one of five players to wear the No.1 in the past 18 months.However the Sydney Roosters-bound Gordon believes 20-year-old French is capable of having a long future as the Eels fullback following a breakout game in the sides close loss to Cronulla on Saturday.The Tingha product was easily the Eels best against the Sharks, notching his first career hat-trick to elevate his tryscoring tally to an impressive seven tries in four games.Definitely, he played fullback a lot and hes got all the skills and the attributes, Gordon said.A former NSW State of Origin representative, Gordon said he didnt even feel the need to give French any tips on what it would be like to handle one of the most critical spots in the modern game.Im proobably trying to get tips off him, Gordon said.dddddddddddd.Hes got all the skill and, give me a bit of that speed, Id be happy. Im always happy to talk to him but I think he has a pretty good head on his shoulders and he doesnt need much advice from me.Gordon said he wasnt surprised by Frenchs stunning ascension into the NRL.Not at all. I trained the full pre-season with him and he showed good signs there, he said.Obviously at the (Auckland) Nines as well, and when youve got good ball players like (Corey Norman) inside him and class players around him, its always going to give him an opportunity.Hes shown that you just give him a bit of space and hell take it.The Eels next take on the Sydney Roosters at Pirtek Stadium on Friday, with a loss to either team officially ruling them out of an unlikely push for a finals berth in 2016. ' ' '