400M World Record Holder Wayde van Niekerk enjoys U-19 World Cup action in Bloemfontein

South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk , the 400m world record holder(43.03), defending Olympic and the world Champion visited Bloemfontein Cricket ground in South Africa watch some action from the ongoing  ICC Under 19 cricket world cup . Van Niekerk who lives in Bloemfontein  said his favorite cricketer is J.P.Duminy and he was never good at cricket as much as running during his early days. See more

Van Niekerk was injured after he was  participated in a celebrity funded rugby match that was sponsored by FC soccer in October 2017 shortafter his world championship win. He unfortunately made an inverted cut and tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). He began treatment immediately after surgery and due to this injury, he was unable to attend any meets during the 2018 and was also out in 2019 struggeling to get back to the form he was in . But he has announced that he is eyeing to defend his Olympic title this year .

 

 

Wayde van Niekerk

Wayde van Niekerk at the 2017 World Championships
Personal information
Nationality	South African
Born	15 July 1992 (age 27) Kraaifontein, Cape Town, South Africa
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Sprints
Team	adidas[2]
Coached by	Anna “Tannie Ans” Botha[3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 9.94 (Velenje, 2017)[4] 200 m: 19.84 (Kingston, 2017)[5][a] 300 m: 30.81 WB (Ostrava, 2017)[6] 400 m: 43.03 WR (Rio de Janeiro, 2016)[7]
Medal record[hide] Men’s athletics Representing  South Africa Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m World Championships 2015 Beijing 400 m 2017 London 400 m 2017 London 200 m Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 400 m African Championships 2016 Durban 200 m 2016 Durban 4×100 m relay 2014 Marrakesh 400 m