Wayde Van Niekerk of South Africa broke the world record in men’s 400m to win gold in Rio on Sunday night.
The new time of 43:03 by Niekerk breaks the previous record of 43:18 set by Micheal Johnson of the United States in 1999.
The 24-year-old Niekerk, who is also the current 400m world champion, is trained by a 74-year-old great grandmother, Anna “Tannie Ans” Botha.
He was in line 8. Nobody…
He was in line 8. Nobody has ever won 400m in line 8. Go Wayde