It's a decision which has stood the test of time.
Next target: Yordanka Donkova's world record of 12.21 seconds, which has stood since 1988.
If he does so, Michael Johnson's 400m record of 43.18sec, which has stood since 1999, could be under threat.
In doing so, he would match Sir Ken's record of consecutive wins over hurdles, which has stood since 1953.
After they depart, the abbey, which has stood for nearly two thousand years, is demolished by an atomic bomb.
The All England Club commissioned a statue of him, which has stood in the grounds ever since.
Even Amberley Castle, which has stood fast near Arundel, 58 miles south of London, for nearly 900 years, has flinched.
Novotna won Wimbledon in her 45th Grand Slam appearance, which has stood as a record for most before a maiden title.
The Hountalases have owned Cliff House, which has stood for 117 years on the headlands at Lands End, since 1973, before the federal government took over the land.
Just over half of American states have legal minimum wage rates above the federal minimum, which has stood at $7.25 an hour since 2009.
New England's largest and oldest elm tree, which has stood in Yarmouth since before the American Revolution, was cut down, a victim of Dutch elm disease.
