Wayde van niekerk
Wayde van Niekerk and Akani Simbine shine at Swiss event
Competing at a European Tour Bronze meeting, Van Niekerk won his first international race since earning his second 400m world title in August 2017.
Van Niekerk, also a two-time world champion, damaged knee ligaments in October 2017 while playing in a celebrity touch rugby match that preceded a South Africa-New Zealand rugby Test in Cape Town.
Reflecting on that magical day of his 2016 Olympic final, the champion and world record holder tells EWN what it took to reach that goal.
SportsTalk's Buhle Madulini chats to Wayde van Niekerk about the Vitality Running World Cup and what made him the athlete he is today.
The 27-year-old South African clocked 47.42 seconds when finishing first in a Free State provincial championships 400m race in Bloemfontein this weekend.
The 27-year-old South African finished first in a 100m race on grass in a hand-timed 10.20 seconds at an unofficial university meet.
The Olympic champion suffered the injury while playing a charity touch rugby game in October 2017 and has not raced internationally since.
The Olympic gold medalist suffered a freak knee injury during a celebrity touch rugby match in 2017.
South Africans in each of the categories include the likes of recent BET Award winner, Sho Madjozi, Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk, Boity Thulo, Trevor Stuurman, Thando Thabethe, Springbok, Siya Kolisi and more.
The double 800 metres Olympic gold medallist is waiting for the outcome of her appeal to the CAS to halt the introduction of new regulations by IAAF.
The world champion 400m runner was due to make his return in the 400m heats on Thursday afternoon.
Olympic 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk describes his recovery process after a knee injury which left him unable to compete in 2018.
Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk describes fellow Olympian Caster Semenya as a 'super strong' representative for female athletes and say that her fight with the IAAF will only make her stronger.
Olympic champion and 400m world record holder Wayde van Niekerk has admitted that he regrets playing in the celebrity touch rugby match that left him with a series knee injury in 2017.
Former 400m hurdles world record holder Edwin Moses says it could take 400m world record holder Wayde van Niekerk at least two years to get back to his best form after undergoing knee surgery just under a year ago.
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee announced a strong South African squad for the Commonwealth Games in Australia from 4-15 April 2018.
Athletics South Africa will pay a total of R710,000 to athletes who won gold, silver and bronze medals at the 2017 IAAF World Championships held in London in August.
Botha, who coaches 400m world champion and world record holder Wayde van Niekerk, was given the prestigious Coaching Achievement Award.
Wayde van Niekerk is the holder of the 400m World Record, when he ran a time of 43.03, smashing American Michael Johnson’s 17 year old record at the Rio Olympics in August 2016.