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#RacersGrandPrix2023 | South Africa’s Van Neikerk clocks new meet record in men’s 400m

Published:Saturday | June 3, 2023 | 8:14 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter -
Wayde van Niekerk celebrates winning the men's 400 metres hurdles at the Racers' Grand Prix at the National Stadium this evening. Van Niekerk clocked 44.21 seconds.
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Wayde van Niekerk celebrates winning the men's 400 metres hurdles at the Racers' Grand Prix at the National Stadium this evening. Van Niekerk clocked 44.21 seconds.

Men’s 400 metres world record holder Wayde Van Niekerk sped to a smooth 44.21 seconds clocking at the Racers’ Grand Prix this evening, good enough to win in a new meet record.

Jamaica’s 21-year-old quarter-miler Zandrion Barnes, who finished second, registered a personal best of 44.90 seconds, while national record holder Rusheen McDonald finished third in 45.24.

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