By AFP More by this AuthorLONDONThe 400 metres world record holder Wayde van Niekerk says he wants to become the first athlete to break the 43-second barrier for the one-lap event. Van Niekerk, also a two-time world champion, damaged knee ligaments in October 2017 while playing in a celebrity touch rugby match that preceded a South Africa-New Zealand rugby Test in Cape Town. said van Niekerk. Van Niekerk - who has competed in several low-key races on the comeback trail - admitted he had battled against depression in the weeks after suffering his injury. Van Niekerk curses himself still for participating in the rugby match, declaring it "the worst decision to make".

Source: Daily Nation July 23, 2020 09:56 UTC