Sailing through the first rounds to pacing their heats in the semi Finals of the 400 meters at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China; Isaac Makwala of Botswana who is the current African Record holder in the 400 meters and Wayde Van Niekerk of South Africa who held that African record for a day before relinquishing it back to Makwala are set to pose a very serious challenge to the World Champion Kirani James of Grenada and Lashawn Merritt of the USA in the 400 meters finals on Wednesday when they go head to head in Gold medal showdown.
Van Niekerk is one of those rare athletes that come along in a generation. He runs with ease and is strongest at the final homestretch something that is not common in quartermilers. When athletes usually get to the homestretch they are usually spent and they can but hold on to their form to finish the race this however is not the case with Wayde Van Niekerk who if you have seen him run seems to conjure up a fresh burst of energy and runs with ease and strides executing his great form down the stretch as if he was running a 100 meters race .
Van Niekerk is one of those rare athletes that come along in a generation. He runs with ease and is strongest at the final homestretch something that is not common in quartermilers. When athletes usually get to the homestretch they are usually spent and they can but hold on to their form to finish the race this however is not the case with Wayde Van Niekerk who if you have seen him run seems to conjure up a fresh burst of energy and runs with ease and strides executing his great form down the stretch as if he was running a 100 meters race .
The Africa duo have made their presence felt and will be a major force to reckon with in the finals.
By: Leslie Koroma
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