— -- 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

South Africa's 400 metre world record holder Wayde van Niekerk said Wednesday he was grateful just to be competing at the World Athletics Championships after serious injury derailed his career. The ...