Wayde van Niekerk ‘not seriously hurt’ after pulling up in race
Champion in 400m sprint has yet to qualify for Olympics
24 May 2021 - 13:58
The word coming out of Wayde van Niekerk’s camp is that the Olympic 400m champion is not seriously hurt after pulling up in a sprint in the US on Sunday.
The straight 200m race at the Boston Games was won by Jerome Blake of Canada in 19.89sec ahead of Britain’s Zharnel Hughes (19.93). Van Niekerk‚ who arrived at his new training camp with coach Lance Brauman in Florida only two weeks ago after a months-long wait because of Covid-19 protocols‚ was fourth in 20.86...
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