As you all may know records are made to be broken. But yesterday Wayde Van Niekerk from South Africa did more then just break a record he broke track stereotypes as well. Track coaches will always say lane 8 is the worst lane to be in. But, yesterday Niekerk showed that was a myth. Normally people who are in lane 8 run like a chicken with their head cut off because they can't see anybody behind them or in front of them.
So basically they're running blindsided most of the race. Many were in the stands to see Usain Bolt vs. Justin Gatlin 100 meter final race. But by Niekerk doing the unthinkable out of lane 8 and breaking the 400 meter world record with a time of 43.03 that left the crowd speechless. Even Usain Bolt was shocked at the time while he was coming out the tunnel for the 100 meter finals. Wayde Van Niekerk broke Michael Johnson 400 meter world record that stood for 17 years up until last night.
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