— -- 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 ...

South African 400 metres world record holder Wayde van Niekerk has tested positive for COVID-19 while training at his European residence in Gemona in Italy.

JOHANNESBURG - Olympic 400 metres champion Wayde van Niekerk has temporarily separated from long-time coach ‘Tannie’ Ans Botha to train in the United States under renowned sprint mentor Lance Brauman.

Wayde Van Niekerk upstaged his more fancied rivals to win gold and break the world record in the men's 400 metres at the Rio Olympics. Wayde van Niekerk upstaged his more fancied rivals with a truly ...

“OH my God!” That was the reaction of Michael Johnson as he watched his 400m world record, which has stood for almost two decades, get smashed in Rio. Johnson watched in amazement as van Niekirk ...

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 ...

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 ...

Behind Wayde van Niekerk’s world title is the story of his mother’s anti-apartheid sports sacrifice, says Cheryl Roberts. Cape Town - When he won the world athletics 400m championship in Beijing on ...

South African Wayde van Niekerk sailed through heats of the 400m to get his ambitious bid for a 200/400m double off to a good start at the IAAF World Championships on Saturday. Nery Brenes shot out in ...