Rio Olympics 2016: Wayde van Niekerk wins 400m gold and smashes Michael Johnson record

Name: Rio Olympics 2016: Wayde van Niekerk wins 400m gold and smashes Michael Johnson record
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Description: South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk runs 43.03 seconds in the men's 400m final to beat Michael Johnson's 17-year-old world record.

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Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa runs 43.03 seconds in the men's 400m final to eclipse Michael Johnson's 17-year-old world record and win gold at Rio 2016.

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15 August 2016

BBC Sport

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