No sweat, says Wayde's mom
27 August 2015 - 02:43
Her record-breaking son had to be taken to hospital after winning a gruelling 400m final at the world championships in Beijing yesterday, but Odessa Swarts couldn't have sounded cooler. Wayde van Niekerk beat reigning champion LaShawn Merritt of the US and Olympic champion Kirani James of Grenada to claim the sixth-fastest 400m of all time: 43.
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