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08-15-2016, 07:06 AM
Wayde van Niekerk shatters world record after apartheid ended mom's athletic career
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South African runner Wayde van Niekerk may have stolen the spotlight from Usain Bolt on Sunday night in Rio.
SEE ALSO: People are sharing this all-time favorite Olympic memory (http://mashable.com/2016/08/11/derek-redmond-iconic-olympic-moment/)
The 24-year-old shattered Michael Johnson's 17-year-old record in the men's 400 meter run by .15 seconds with a 43.03 run, all from the outside lane.*
When van Niekerk won, Johnson, an**uncing the Olympics for the BBC, said in awe (http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/wayde-van-niekerk-smashes-michael-johnsons-17-year-old-1785282344?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitte r&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow), "Oh my god." *
What's more, he did so under the guidance of his coach, 74-year-old Anna Botha (http://city-press.news24.com/Sport/Meet-the-great-grandmother-coach-behind-Wayde-van-Niekerk-20150830), who met van Niekerk in 2012 when he began classes at the University of the Free State where she was a track coach. * Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/14/van-niekerk-world-record/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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South African runner Wayde van Niekerk may have stolen the spotlight from Usain Bolt on Sunday night in Rio.
SEE ALSO: People are sharing this all-time favorite Olympic memory (http://mashable.com/2016/08/11/derek-redmond-iconic-olympic-moment/)
The 24-year-old shattered Michael Johnson's 17-year-old record in the men's 400 meter run by .15 seconds with a 43.03 run, all from the outside lane.*
When van Niekerk won, Johnson, an**uncing the Olympics for the BBC, said in awe (http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/wayde-van-niekerk-smashes-michael-johnsons-17-year-old-1785282344?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitte r&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow), "Oh my god." *
What's more, he did so under the guidance of his coach, 74-year-old Anna Botha (http://city-press.news24.com/Sport/Meet-the-great-grandmother-coach-behind-Wayde-van-Niekerk-20150830), who met van Niekerk in 2012 when he began classes at the University of the Free State where she was a track coach. * Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/14/van-niekerk-world-record/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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