Wayde van Niekerk progresses to final at South African Athletics Championships 2023
The three-day South African senior track and field championships is featuring some of the country's biggest global stars, including Wayde van Niekerk, Akani Simbine, and Ruswahl Samaai.
Athletics
Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk continued his push for a fifth South African track and field athetics title by winning his men's 400m semi-final on Saturday, 1 April.
The world record holder dominated his semi at the 2023 national championships in 44.95 seconds, after comfortably winning his heat on Thursday. The race had been delayed from Friday due to weather delays. The final takes place later on Saturday.
World U20 champion Lythe Pillay won the other semi in blue skies and sunshine at the McArthur Stadium in Potchefstroom, clocking a personal best 44.94.