Wayde Van Niekerk clocks 19.84 in blistering 200m final
Sprinter breaks SA record as he prepares to take world champs by storm
12 June 2017 - 08:04
Olympic 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk reclaimed the 200m world lead as he broke the South African record at Usain Bolt’s farewell meet in Jamaica on Saturday night. He clocked 19.84 sec to shave 0.03 off the mark Anaso Jobodwana had set when he won bronze at the 2015 world championships in Beijing. Jobodwana, still trying to find his form after a lengthy injury, took second place in Hengelo, Holland, in 20.62 last night.
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