Wayde Van Niekerk’s Second Place Finish at the South African Championships

Wayde Van Niekerk faced defeat in his first race of the season at the South African Championships. The world record holder in the 400m had to settle for second place with a time of 20s31 in the 200m event. Benjamin Richardson claimed victory with a time of 20s16. In the 400m race, Lythe Pillay took home the title with a time of 44s31, while Akani Simbine emerged victorious in the 100m race with a time of 10s01.