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.

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 ...

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.

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, 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 ...

Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa broke the world record in the 400 meters Sunday night at the Olympic stadium, completing the race in 43.03.

Wayde van Niekerk, the Olympic and world 400m champion and world-record holder, is expected to be sidelined until at least April with a torn meniscus and ACL suffered in a celebrity tag rugby match on ...

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 ...

— -- 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 ...