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FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017 file photo, South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk applauds after finishing a Men's 200m semifinal during the World Athletics Championships in London. Olympic 400-meter champion Wayde van Niekerk is competing again after more than two years out with a career-threatening knee injury, it was reported on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. Van Niekerk ran at two low-level meets over the past week in Bloemfontein, South Africa, and came through them without any problems. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Olympic champ van Niekerk back after more than 2 years out

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017 file photo, South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk celebrates after taking the silver medal in the Men's 200m final during the World Athletics Championships in London. Van Niekerk won't defend his 400-meter title at the world championships because he is still recovering from a serious knee injury sustained while playing a charity tag rugby match in late 2017. Van Niekerk's management company on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019 says the Olympic champion and world-record holder had &quot;a setback&quot; earlier this year and has delayed his comeback to competition for &quot;precautionary reasons.&quot; (AP Photo/Tim Ireland, File)

Wayde van Niekerk to miss worlds, still battling knee injury

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017 file photo, South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk celebrates after taking the silver medal in the Men's 200m final during the World Athletics Championships in London. Wayde van Niekerk will be out for 6-9 months and was due to have surgery in the United States on Tuesday Oct. 31, 2017 after tearing a ligament and cartilage in his right knee during a celebrity tag rugby game. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland, File)

Van Niekerk out for months after injuring knee in rugby game

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Kenya's Hellen Onsando Obiri, center, wins a Women's 5000m heat during the World Athletics Championships in London, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

The Latest: Guliyev wins gold in 200 meters at worlds

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Botswana's Isaac Makwala, right, leads the field to the finish line in his heat of the Men's 400 meters during the World Athletics Championships in London Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

The Latest: Kendricks wins pole vault at worlds

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Botswana's Isaac Makwala prays after winning a Men's 400m semifinal during the World Athletics Championships in London Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

With challenger not admitted, Van Niekerk cruises to victory

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2016, file photo, Jamaica's Usain Bolt, right, gestures towards Canada's Andre De Grasse after the finish of the men's 200-meter semifinal during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hardly a week goes by without someone mentioning Usain Bolt and his playful finger wag toward the Canadian sprinter at the Olympics. It was a point of pride for Andre De Grasse _ the Jamaican great acknowledging his presence. Even more to the point: It was a potential sign of things to come. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Look out for the new Usain! Will it be pronounced Wayde?

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

As Bolt nears end, Van Niekerk is track’s great hope

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South Africa's Wayde Van Niekerk, right, competes in the men's 400-meter final during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Wayde Van Niekerk shatters world record in 400 to win Olympic gold

By Pat Graham - Associated Press