Posted on June 21, 2017
Wayde van Niekerk proved he is the sprint king heir apparent in Velenje, Slovenia on Tuesday night when he clocked a new personal best in the 100m. He raced to a time of 9.94 seconds, the second sub-10 in his career, to showcase his phenomenal range overall sprint distances.
It was a red-letter day for the South African sprinters as they claimed a 1-2-3 finish. Emile Erasmus clocked 10.12 for a second place, with Henricho Bruintjies bagging bronze in 10.14 to finish off a podium sweep for South Africa.
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