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 ...

Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa has won the Olympic 400-meter title in a world record 43.03 seconds. Van Niekerk, running in the outside lane, stormed out of the blocks and held off of 2012 champion ...

Olympic 400m champion and world-record holder Wayde van Niekerk is currently in Italy preparing for the World Athletics Championships, which is set to take place from 15 July until 24 July in Oregon ...

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 ...

Professional athlete Wayde van Niekerk and his wife, Chesney, took to Instagram on Monday with the wonderful news that they had welcomed their firstborn – a boy – into the world on the 24 November. In ...

South Africa’s 400 metre world record holder Wayde van Niekerk said he was grateful just to be competing at the World Athletics Championships after serious injury derailed his career. The 33-year-old ...

Wayde van Niekerk produced a truly remarkable performance on Sunday, to ensure Usain Bolt's history-making was not the only headline in Rio. ___5379350___https ...