LONDON -- It was almost vintage Usain Bolt. Slow start, work your way up, and at the end look left and right before coasting first across the line in a jog. This time it was Wayde van Niekerk winning ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Wayde van Niekerk won the 400 metres Olympic gold medal in Rio de Janeiro, his time of 43.03 secs bettered Michael Johnson’s 43.18 which had stood since 1999. Ahead of the Laureus World Sports ...

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.