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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.