Wayde van Niekerk, who won the 2016 Olympic 400m in world-record time, is leaving South Africa and his longtime coach, 79-year-old Ans Botha, to join Noah Lyles‘ training group in Florida. “As much as ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa won the men's 400-meter final in world-record time Sunday night, smashing Michael Johnson's 17-year-old record from the outside lane to finish in 43 ...

— -- RIO DE JANEIRO -- Bursting out of the blocks in Lane 8, Wayde van Niekerk didn't see another runner during the entire Olympic 400-meter final. He didn't need to. It was just him against the ...

South African Wayde van Niekerk fought off a late surge from Botswanan rival Isaac Makwala to win the 400m at Friday's Diamond League at Monaco. South Africa's Wayde Van Niekerk celebrates winning the ...

The 33-year-old, who famously won Olympic gold at Rio 2016, has now shifted his focus to the 200m. He will line up in the event at the ongoing World Senior Athletics Championships in Tokyo on ...

Wayde van Niekerks hopes of a golden double remain on course as the newly-crowned world 400m champion scraped into the final of the 200m on Wednesday. South Africa's Wayde Van Niekerk reacts after ...

World Under-20 400m champion Udeme Okon says he is now focused on catching up with schoolwork and preparing for his final exams after missing a significant portion of the school term to represent ...

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