![Photo: Gold medalist Wayde Van Niekerk runs from the blocks in the Men's 400M Final at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics - OLY2016081410121 - UPI.com Photo: Gold medalist Wayde Van Niekerk runs from the blocks in the Men's 400M Final at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics - OLY2016081410121 - UPI.com](https://cdnph.upi.com/pv/upi/c810c770a52189a5cd9667431970a68d/RIO-OLYMPICS.jpg)
Photo: Gold medalist Wayde Van Niekerk runs from the blocks in the Men's 400M Final at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics - OLY2016081410121 - UPI.com
![2016 Rio Olympics -- Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa wins men's 400-meter final in world-record 43.03 seconds 2016 Rio Olympics -- Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa wins men's 400-meter final in world-record 43.03 seconds](https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2016/0814/r113877_1296x729_16-9.jpg)
2016 Rio Olympics -- Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa wins men's 400-meter final in world-record 43.03 seconds
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