Wayde van Niekerk qualified for his first major final in five years as he finished second in his 400m semifinal heat at the world championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Wednesday (Thursday morning SA time).
Van Niekerk injured his right knee later in 2017 and is still trying to recapture the form that saw him set the 43.03 world record six years ago.
The fastest time of his comeback was a 44.56 last year, while this year he registered a 44.58 two weeks before the championships, his first full race of the season after pulling up in a 200m race in Italy in May.That’s the first time three South Africans have made the finals of the three sprint races at a major competition, and it could bode well for the 4x100m relay.
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