Wayde van Niekerk disappointed with Olympic 400m title defence: 'I expected way more from myself' | Sport

World record holder Wayde van Niekerk was disappointed in his 400m Olympic title defence as he missed out on the final at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. | Sport24news

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Running in lane eight, Van Niekerk started slow with a reaction time of 0.381 and then had to play catch-up in the third semi-final race. Bahama's Steven Gardiner won the race in a season-best time of 44.14 and American Michael Norman finished second in 44.52. Team SA sent over a 20-second audio clip of Van Niekerk apologising to the journalists before recounting his disappointment.

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