Wayde van Niekerk finally qualifies to defend Olympic 400m title
20 June 2021 - 16:39
Olympic 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk belatedly confirmed he will defend his title at the Tokyo Games, finishing inside the qualifying time in Madrid on Saturday.
Beset by injury since his Rio heroics five years ago, the South African ran 44.56 at the Continental Tour event at Estadio Vallehermoso to finish 0.34 sec inside the qualifying time, though he was runner-up to Colombia’s Anthony Jose Zambrano...
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