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An incomplete seventh victory in London, but Van Niekerk cheers: ‘I fought for the win’

(LR) Team Great Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith, Team South Africa’s Wade Van Niekerk and Team USA’s Bryce Dedmon and Vernon Norwood compete in the men’s 400m during the Athletics London meet, part of the 2023 Diamond League Series, at the London Stadium on Sunday. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) Wayde van Niekerk had to go deep … Read more

Wayde van Niekerk comes out on top in London’s 400m street battles to remain unbeaten

(LR) Team Great Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith, Team South Africa’s Wade Van Niekerk and Team USA’s Bryce Dedmon and Vernon Norwood compete in the men’s 400m during the Athletics London meet, part of the 2023 Diamond League Series, at the London Stadium on Sunday. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) Wayde van Niekerk remains unbeaten in the … Read more

Caster Semenya wins discrimination case in European Court of Human Rights

Caster Semenya. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images for World Athletics) Caster Semenya, the Olympic 800m champion, won her case against Switzerland in the European Court of Human Rights, which ruled that she was a victim of discrimination. Classified as having “sexual developmental differences”, South African Semenya refused to take testosterone-lowering medication as prescribed by the … Read more