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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa won the men's 400-meter final in world-record time Sunday night, smashing Michael Johnson's 17-year-old record from the outside lane to finish in 43 ...

Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa has won the Olympic 400-meter title in a world record 43.03 seconds. Van Niekerk, running in the outside lane, stormed out of the blocks and held off of 2012 champion ...

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Netherlands runner Femke Bol broke her own 400 meters world record at the world athletics indoor championships on Saturday. Bol won in 49.17 seconds and took 0.07 off the ...