RIO DE JANEIRO — Wayde van Niekerk started out in Lane 8, wide to the right of two Olympic champions, the starting position usually reserved for runners who go home and beam with pride about ...

On the other is South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk, who did Bolt one better: He added a world record to his gold medal in the 400 meters, taking down Michael Johnson''s 17-year-old mark.

Wayde van Niekerk's Rio Olympics appearance was one of the most spine-tingling debuts of all time. As the coverage started, the commentators built Usain Bolt up as the main course, unaware that ...

Up until the moment Wayde van Niekerk crossed the finish line in the Olympic Stadium, when the clock stopped sooner than it had ever done before in the 400 meters, his day had been fairly uneventful.

Er, make that former world record holder Michael Johnson. Van Niekerk broke Johnson's 17-year-old record by .15 seconds, winning Sunday's race with a time of 43.03. The gold-medal time was nearly ...

400 meter Olympic Champion Wayde van Niekerk is ruled out for nine months after injuring himself playing in celebrity tag rugby tournament.

On a night when Usain Bolt stole the headlines, it was South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk who delivered one of the standout performances of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Van Niekerk finished in 43.03 seconds -- 0.15 seconds faster than Johnson ran on Aug. 26, 1999, at the world championships in Seville, Spain.

LaShawn Merritt was certain Wayde van Niekerk couldn’t maintain his blistering pace. Bralon Taplin assumed the South African would tie up over the final 100 meters. Wayde van Niekerk of South ...

Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa won the men's 400-meter final in a world-record 43.03 seconds Sunday night, smashing Michael Johnson's 17-year-old record.

South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk broke a 17-year-old record in the men’s 400-meter dash at the Rio Olympics, stealing the spotlight before a highly anticipated 100m.