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Jamie Baulch: Van Niekerk’s record is better than Usain Bolt’s
- Updated: August 16, 2016
Olympic medallist and former world indoor 400m champion Jamie Baulch believes that Wayde van Niekerk’s world record-breaking run is better than the 100m and 200m records of Usain Bolt.
The South African world champion’s Rio victory was scarcely believable as he left two Olympic champions in Kirani James and LaShawn Merritt scrambling for silver back on the horizon while he flew through the line in 43.03 to wipe the floor with Michael Johnson’s record which had stood unopposed for 17 years.
Baulch understands better than most the scale of Van Niekerk’s achievement, having been on the receiving end of Johnson’s mind-blowing 43.18 in the 1999 World Championships final in Seville.
“I was as shocked and surprised as everyone. I thought that record of Michael’s was going to stand even longer,” said the double Olympian. “I personally think it’s better than Usain Bolt’s 100 and 200m records. I think to run 43.03 is just astonishing.”
Baulch lays …
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