TOKYO - Former Olympic champion Kirani James of Grenada sounded a warning to his fellow medal hopefuls in the men's 400m by posting the quickest time ... going to James and van Niekerk. The Americans ...

As Wayde van Niekerk smashed Michael Johnson’s 17-year-old 400m record to take Olympic gold, 74-year-old Ans Botha celebrated in the stands, her face a picture of delight. She had reason to be ...

Wayde van Niekerk is South Africa’s greatest-ever sprinter, and the best 400m athlete of all time without question. For mere mortals, that’s plenty. But not for Van Niekerk. At the age of 24 ...