South African Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk has won the 300m to break Michael Johnson’s world record at the Golden Spike meeting in the Czech Republic.
He set a time of 30.81 seconds
This was the second time that Van Niekerk has broken a Johnson record. He set a new 400m world record when he won gold at the Rio Olympics.
Van Niekerk breaks 300m world best in Ostrava! Our meeting report: https://goo.gl/QNAS5K
World all-time 300m list
30.81 @WaydeDreamer
30.85 @MJGold
30.97 @usainbolt
31.23 @lashawnmerritt
31.44 Isaac Makwala
Meanwhile Olympic legend Usain Bolt won the 100m at the event despite a slow start.
When asked whether Van Niekerk was his probable successor Bolt replied: “Yeah for sure. I think he really wants to be a sprinter because he’s set a personal best in the 100m this year,” AFP news agency reports.
The goal of Kenya’s two-time 800m Olympic champion David Rudisha to win the rarely run 1000m did not go to plan.
He came fourth in the race, which was won by his fellow country man Nicholas Kipkoech.
