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Wayde still has something to offer in 400m
The Citizen
|September 26, 2025
Wayde van Niekerk says he’s done with the 400m sprint.
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After emerging as a global superstar in 2015, Van Niekerk went on to win two world titles and an Olympic gold medal, breaking the world record which was held by American icon Michael Johnson. The South African speedster had the world at his feet. But then his career came to a sudden halt when he snapped his knee during a charity touch rugby match in Durban.
Making a comeback was an achievement in itself, and after three years of rehabilitation he eventually returned to the international circuit, but he wasn’t the same athlete.
That’s not to say he didn’t perform well. Since 2021, he dipped under 45 seconds five years in a row, but Wayde was no longer the Wayde we once knew.
This story is from the September 26, 2025 edition of The Citizen.
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