Meanwhile, van Niekerk himself is no stranger to the spotlight. In 2017, van Niekerk was nominated for the Breakthrough of the Year at the Laureus for breaking Michael Johnson's 17-year-old 400m ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Olympic runners Usain Bolt and Wayde van Niekerk have nearly reached humankind's maximum running speed. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Sports Olympic runners ...

It’s a new year, and Wayde van Niekerk has a “new strategy” in place to regain Olympic glory in Paris later this year. The 2016 Rio Olympic 400m champion missed out on the final at the Tokyo ...

Defending champion and world-record holder Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa crashed out, however, after finishing fifth in the third semi-final at the Olympic Stadium. Van Niekerk suffered a number ...

Wayde van Niekerk wins 400-meter final in 43.03, smashing world record Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa won the men's 400-meter final in a world-record 43.03 seconds Sunday night, smashing ...

Bask in 43 seconds of sublime speed as Wayde van Niekerk stormed to victory in the 400m in world record time at Rio 2016 Advertisement Choose your ultimate sports viewing package Stream world ...

Lythe Pillay (right) with Zakithi Nene (left) Antonie Notje and Wayde van Niekerk at last year's world athletics relay champs. Olympian Lythe Pillay has put remaining consistent throughout the season ...

Usain Bolt picks Wayde van Niekerk to succeed him as king of athletics - and British 400m great Roger Black has no doubt he's right ...