Wayde van Niekerk had the will but not the legs as he ended fifth in the men’s 400m on Friday (Saturday morning SA time), his first final in five years.
Van Niekerk’s stablemate Shaunae Miller-Uibo won the women’s 400m in a 49.11 world lead, ahead of Marileidy Paulino, a member of Dominican Republics golden mixed 4x400m relay, and Sada Williams of Barbados.
The men’s 4x100m relay team finished third in their heat behind France and Canada , but their 38.11 earned them a fourth seeding for the final on Saturday .Henricho Bruintjies started in 10.78, followed by Emile Erasmus who clocked 9.06, the fastest time of both heats, going quicker than even newly crowned 200m world champion Noah Lyles of the US.Clarence Munyai went around in 9.52 and then Akani Simbine, fifth in the 100m final, took it home in 8.
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