In the span of 43.03 seconds, van Niekerk’s life changed, his coach became an instant Internet celebrity and the fabled record Michael Johnson held for 17 years fell by a margin of 0.15 seconds.

Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk is competing again after more than two years out with a career-threatening knee injury and is facing a race against time to be ready to defend his title at the ...

Wayde van Niekerk will focus on the 200m – report. According to BusinessLIVE, a SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) official has confirmed the news.

Wayde van Niekerk came within a whisker of completing the 200m and 400m double at the World Athletics Championships but it looks like that’s as close as he will ever get. CNN values your feedback 1.

Wayde van Niekerk, the man Usain Bolt declared would “take over” athletics in his absence, will be out of action for nearly a year after injuring himself in a celebrity touch rugby match.

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 ...

South African Wayde van Niekerk ran 43.03 seconds in the 400 meters at the 2016 Olympics, a big improvement over American Michael Johnson’s 43.18 world record set in 1999.

— -- RIO DE JANEIRO -- Despite racing down the stretch of the 400-meter final with a substantial lead Sunday night, South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk still thought someone was going to catch ...

Olympic gold medalist Wayde van Niekerk scores at the IAAF World Championships in London with his very own, brand-new Richard Mille RM 67-02 on the wrist.

Wayde van Niekerk dashed toward the finish line at Sunday’s Adidas Boost Boston Games, as hundreds of fans lining the outside of the erected track cheered loudly. His running coach, Ans Botha ...

South African Wayde van Niekerk destroyed the world record in the 400-meter dash on Sunday, finishing his race in 43.03 seconds. With that performance, van Niekerk holds a record that stood for 17 ...

— -- 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 ...