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 ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 05: Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa competes in the Men’s 400 metres during day two of the 16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 at The London Stadium on ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 08: Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa prepares for the competes in the Men’s 400 metres final during day five of the 16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 at The ...

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 Michael ...

LONDON -- If it seemed as though there were miles between Wayde van Niekerk and his closest competition Tuesday. On a chilly evening when the South African sprinter eased up before the finish line and ...

Wayde van Niekerk won’t defend his 400-meter title at the world championships because he hasn’t fully recovered from a serious knee injury he sustained playing a charity tag rugby match in South ...

Wayde van Niekerk won't defend his 400-metre title at the world championships because he hasn't fully recovered from a serious knee injury he sustained playing a charity tag rugby match in South ...

Wayde van Niekerk is backing himself to live up to the hype in Rio as he eyes 400 metres gold in his first Olympics this weekend. ___5374987___https:_____static.pulse ...