The key to winning a championship event is to be truly fit and racing ready on the day and time of the major event. Such was the case of Wayde Van Niekerk. In this presser, Wayde discusses his 400 meters win, on a cold night, and with the 200 meters in front of him.
Winning the 400 meters was Wayde Van Niekerk, in 43.98. In second was Steven Gardiner of the Bahamas, in 44.41, and in the bronze position was Abdelah Haroun of Qatar in 44.48.
As the song writer Steven Forbert said nearly forty years ago, “you can not win, if you do not play.” Wayde Van Niekerk won, because he made it, round by round to the final and performed on the day, and the time, and the minute. His 43.98 seconds were earned, on a chilly evening, and less than 24 hours before he began the 200 meters semi finals.
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
by Larry Eder
