Wayde Van Niekerk, reconsidering the double in London

The finest 400 meter in the world for the past several years, Wayde Van Niekerk, won the world champs in Beijing, Olympics in Rio, setting a WR, and the World Champs in London. In the cool weather of London, Van Niekerk challenged himself and ran the 200 meters as well, taking the silver medal in the 200 meters.

Wayde Van Niekerk and Ans Botha, photo by PhotoRun.net

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As Wayde Van Niekerk noted in the 200 meter post event presser, he challenged himself and he gave his best. It should have been a moment where Michael Johnson’s double was shown more respect and Wayde’s attempt should have been given serious respect. Instead, there were other issues involved, and many gave credit to an athlete who did not really compete the medals.

Wayde is now recovering from knee surgery. We wish him a speedy recovery, but, as his coach, IAAF coach of Year, Ans Botha told the media, it will take time and patience.

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Larry Eder
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."
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