'It nearly killed me'
27 August 2015 - 02:42
New 400m world champion Wayde van Niekerk has revealed the stress of racing at the Bird's Nest Stadium this week "nearly killed me". The nerves he suffered before his explosive performance in last night's final were so bad he thought he had blown the race."Before the race I was feeling quite nervy. I always am.
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