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 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 ...

Wayde van Niekerk is backing himself to live up to the hype in Rio as he eyes 400 metres gold in his first Olympics this weekend. ___5374987___https:_____static.pulse ...

Van Niekerk, who has qualified in the men’s 200m, says his decision will depend on how he performs in both his individual race and the 4x400m relay. Since suffering a knee injury during a social touch ...

TOKYO - Former Olympic champion Kirani James of Grenada sounded a warning to his fellow medal hopefuls in the men's 400m by posting the quickest time in the semi-finals on Monday. Defending champion ...

Olympians Jasmine Moore, Anna Hall, Wayde van Niekerk, and Zharnel Hughes Expected to Compete Encore Presentation of World Athletics Relays this Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on NBC STAMFORD, Conn. – May 14, ...

Olympic gold medallist Wayde van Niekerk and his wife Chesney will soon become a family of four after announcing their second pregnancy on social media. The couple – who tied the knot in 2017 – have a ...