Women's 800m World Record Remains Unbroken for 43 Years

The world record in the women's 800m event stands as the longest-standing record in athletics, having gone unchallenged for over four decades.

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By AUZZ Newsdesk (BBC Sport)

Published Wednesday 12 August 2026 at 6:30 am AEST 2 min read

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