Bone bruise condemns sprinter Wayde Van Niekerk to sidelines
World champion’s comeback put back by six weeks
01 July 2019 - 15:12
Injured Olympic 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk has delayed his comeback for a further five to six weeks because of a bone bruise in his reconstructed right knee.
The Olympic champion‚ eyeing a third consecutive world 400m title in Doha later in 2019‚ had been due to compete at the London Diamond League on the weekend of July 20 and 21...
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