Wayde Van Niekerk

Caster Semenya vs IAAF: Wayde van Niekerk backs compatriot, says her battle 'goes beyond track and field'

Wayde van Niekerk has backed Caster Semenya in her battle with the IAAF over female eligibility rules, saying that 'it goes beyond track and field'.

Caster Semenya wins 5,000m gold at South African Athletics Championships, refuses to discuss CAS ruling

Caster Semenya won the South African 5,000m title on Thursday but refused to discuss next week's ruling on whether or not athletes' testosterone levels should be regulated in a landmark case which could seriously impact her career.

Mo Farah, Wayde van Niekerk, Almaz Ayana among nominees for IAAF's World Athlete of the Year Award

The men's and women's finalists were whittled down from an original list of 10 by a vote of IAAF council members, fans and fellow athletes.

Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk succesfully undergoes surgery on right knee

Van Niekerk suffered multiple knee tears last month playing in a celebrities' touch rugby match, one of the curtain-raisers to a South Africa-New Zealand Test in Cape Town.

Wayde van Niekerk may be No 1 attraction in world athletics but he'll never be Usain Bolt, says Michael Johnson

Van Niekerk is the current World and Olympic champion in the 400m and many feel that he will fill-up the void left by Bolt, who retired after the last World Championship in London.

Justin Gatlin excluded from list of nominees for IAAF's World Athlete of the Year awards

It is the first time since 2004 – when Gatlin was also omitted – that the world or Olympic 100m champion has been left off the list

IAAF World Athletics Championships 2017: Wayde van Niekerk wants to be his own man, not Usain Bolt's successor

"I will never try and fill Usain's shoes, or Michael's," said van Niekerk. "I've shown enough dominance, hard work and performances to start building my own image and brand."

Davinder Singh progresses to javelin throw final, Ramil Guliyev wins 200m at IAAF World Championships

Here are some photo highlights from Day 7 of IAAF World Championships 2017 in London.

IAAF World Athletics Championships 2017: Davinder Singh Kang defies odds to create history, Neeraj Chopra falls short

Davinder Singh Kang’s bravado is endearing. He dreams of standing on the podium, a space no Indian has ever occupied in the javelin

IAAF World Athletics Championships 2017 medal tally: USA dominate with 1-2 finish in triple jump, 400m hurdles

Here's a look at the medals tally after Day 7 of IAAF World Athletics Championships 2017 in London where Americans continued to dominate.