Wayde Van Niekerk Blasts to Another World Record!
By Guest Contributor 29-06-17 10:00

He went on record as saying he was going for something ‘ridiculous’ over the little-run 300-metre event on Wednesday night, and Wayde van Niekerk, South Africa’s golden boy of world athletics, made a world record victory look ridiculously easy. Competing at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting in Czech Republic, the Rio Olympics 400m gold medallist […]

Wayde van Niekerk Wins Olympic Best Male Athlete Award
By SAPeople 16-11-16 20:01

South African athlete Wayde van Niekerk won more global honours on Tuesday night when he was named Best Male Athlete of the Rio Olympics at the Association of National Olympic Committees awards in Doha, Qatar. Van Niekerk won Gold in the 400-metre track event in August, at the same time breaking the 17-year-old world record of […]

Fans Welcome Wayde van Niekerk Back to South Africa
By SAPeople 07-09-16 13:29

Olympic medallist and 800m world record breaker Wayde van Niekerk has returned home to a modest welcome from fans… and a new Audi. He said he hopes to not get too many fines for speeding in it… Odessa Swarts and Elsie Simbine having a chat while waiting for the arrival of their sons at OR […]

Wayde Van Niekerk On His Way Home with Akani Simbine to Heroes’ Welcome
By SAPeople 07-09-16 00:06

South Africa’s world record-breaking athlete Wayde van Niekerk, his coach Ans Botha, and fellow Olympic athlete Akani Simbine are arriving back in South Africa Wednesday morning! If you’d like to be there to welcome the Olympic heroes, they’re on flight AF990 which is due to touch down at OR Tambo International Airport at 09h55. It’s […]

Usain Bolt’s Reaction to Wayde van Niekerk’s Record Breaking Gold Win
By SAPeople 15-08-16 11:34

Here’s the video that’s being shared almost as much as the video of Wayde van Niekerk’s record-breaking 400m race – Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt’s reaction to Wayde’s incredible Gold Medal performance: Usain Bolt's reaction to Wayde van Niekerk's WR 43.03 in the 400m final. #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/GJIaMLGzIZ — Stephen Nelson (@StephenNelson) August 15, 2016 Watch on YouTube: […]

Wayde Van Niekerk Wins GOLD for South Africa & Breaks World Record
By SAPeople 15-08-16 10:17

A dream came true Sunday for Wayde van Niekerk – and his country – as he made his Olympic goal true… to win gold in the Men’s 400m in Rio, Brazil. The South African athlete also broke Michael Johnson’s 17-year-old record to record a phenomenal world record of 43.03 sec! Twenty-four-year-old Van Niekerk ran the race in […]

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South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk Races to 400m Victory in Rome
By SAPeople 03-06-16 00:05

South African athlete Wayde van Niekerk has won the 400m in Rome, Italy, this evening. In an interview this week he said his focus now is on the 400m… and he meant it! Wayde – who made sprinting history in March when he became the first man to ever run faster than 10 seconds for 100m, […]

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Wayde van Niekerk a Winner with 500K Donation to Premature Babies
By SAPeople 23-05-16 09:25

South Africans have praised athlete Wayde van Niekerk for being more than just a winner on the track. On Thursday the 23-year-old sportsman donated half a million rand to Newborns Groote Schuur Trust. According to Athletics Africa, Wayde himself was delivered prematurely and spent weeks in an incubator at Groote Schuur Hospital’s Neonatal Unit. The 400m prodigy, born […]

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Wayde van Niekerk Breaks World Sprinting Record
By SAPeople 13-03-16 18:36

South African athlete Wayde van Niekerk made sprinting history on Saturday in Bloemfontein when he became the first man to ever run faster than 10 seconds for 100m, 20 seconds for 200m and 44 seconds for 400m after smashing his PB (personal best) in the shorter sprint at the Free State Championships in Bloemfontein. Ever humble, […]

Wayde van Niekerk Wins Gold in Spectacular 400m Race at Beijing2015
By SAPeople 29-08-15 20:46

Congratulations to South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk for clinching an awesome 400 metre gold today at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing…and running the race in the fastest time in the world for the past eight years! The 23-year-old’s performance was so spectacular – finishing in 43.48 seconds making him the fastest non-American in history – […]

Van Niekerk Unsure Over World Athletics Championships Appearance
By Reuters 01-03-19 15:16

Olympic 400-metres champion Wayde van Niekerk is unsure whether he will defend his title at the World Athletics Championships in Doha in September, instead of setting his sights on retaining the gold medal he won in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Van Niekerk, also the 400m world record holder, has been sidelined for almost 18 […]

Wayde and Caster are the Big Winners at South African Sports Awards
By SAPeople 28-11-16 00:28

South Africa’s Olympic gold medallists Wayde van Niekerk and Caster Semenya were the big winners at the South African Sports Awards Sunday night, with Wayde winning yet another car and a million rand (half of which will be given to charity). The two sports stars were praised for taking South African sports’ excellence to another level […]

Goosebump Video of Team SA Cheering on Wayde
By SAPeople 16-08-16 12:38

Jean Kelly captured the jubilation of Team South Africa in Rio, at the Athletes Village, as they watched Wayde van Niekerk win Olympic Gold and break a world record in the Men’s 400m race. Team South Africa uploaded the video to Facebook with this message: “Proudly African and South African, solidarity in its true form… […]

Van Niekerk’s Coach – Great-Grandmother Tannie Ans – Grabs Headlines
By SAPeople 16-08-16 00:07

South African great-grandmother Anna Botha (74) – more fondly known as Tannie Ans – is grabbing headlines around the world for her phenomenal and inspirational role in Olympic gold medallist Wayde van Niekerk’s life – as his coach!!! Today Wayde paid tribute to Botha – crediting her for being the driving force behind his incredible record-breaking […]

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