There is no doubt that Wayde van Niekerk has cemented his place among athletics’ famous stars thanks to his world record-breaking performances over the 400m since he captured his first major title in 2015
The one-lap event was for many years a forte of the Americans, that even the world record was held by Michael Johnson for 17 years until Van Niekerk lowered the mark to 43.03 at the 2016 Olympic games. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
The 27-year-old is familiar to South Africans having already wrestled the African 100m record from Mzansi’s sprint star Akani Simbine. Omanyala, a Commonwealth Games and African champion, has not only wowed the spectators with his sub-10 second performances, but he is also establishing himself as a showman of note.
The 29-year-old Kenyan will definitely have all the cameras and eyeballs on her when she lined-up in the 1500m and the 5 000m events in Budapest.
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