Wayde van Niekerk

Wayde van Niekerk during the 2020 Free State Track and Field Championships Event in Free State,on 29 February 2020 ©Frikkie Kapp/BackpagePix

Watch | Wayde van Niekerk beats Akani Simbine in blockbuster 200m race

Watch as Wayde van Niekerk wins a blockbuster 200m race at the ASA Athletix Invitational Meet at Ruimsig Stadium on Tuesday.

Wayde van Niekerk

Wayde van Niekerk during the 2020 Free State Track and Field Championships Event in Free State,on 29 February 2020 ©Frikkie Kapp/BackpagePix

Wayde van Niekerk won a blockbuster 200m race at the ASA Athletix Invitational Meet at Ruimsig Stadium on Tuesday, 30 March

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Van Niekerk, the world record holder in the 400m, beat good friend and compatriot Akani Simbine, finishing in a superb 20.10 in wet conditions.

Akani Simbine finished in 20.29 with Tsebo Matsoso in third in 20.48.

Anaso Jobodwana disappointed in taking sixth place in 20.74.

Van Niekerk’s time was the second-fastest 200m time in the world in 2021.

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