200m
South Africa’s Van Niekerk makes sprint history
South African athlete Wayde van Niekerk has become the first runner in history to break records
for the 100m, 200m and 400m events, the International Association of Athletics Federations
confirmed on Saturday, 12 March 2016.
South African sprinter Jobodwana takes on the world’s best
South African sprinter Anaso Jobodwana has won bronze in the IAAF World Athletics
Championship 200m final, to share the podium with world record holder Jamaican Usain Bolt -
who passed the post just fractions of a second ahead of the South African athlete.