Van Niekerk made Africa proud when he sensationally set a new world record in the 400m final in Rio Olympic Games.

Van Niekerk

With a 100m speed speed he won in 44.03 seconds and became the first South African to win this èvent in 96 years.

He set the stadium on fire and for a while South African flags turned the colours in the stadium. kerami James won the silver in 43.76 seconds and Lawshan Merit of USA won the silver.