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, "Oh my god." *
What's more, he did so under the guidance of his coach, 74-year-old Anna Botha, 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...