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Wayde van Niekerk (Getty Images)
Wayde van niekerk He continued his return to the track after his long injury break with a victory in a 400-meter event at Potchefstroom on Tuesday.
Van Niekerk, who slipped at the start after breaking a starting block, had to come back to win in 45.89 seconds.
The Olympic champion took to Twitter after the race to say he was not satisfied with his time.
“Far from being satisfied with tonight’s performance, but much closer to where I want to be. It will arrive at the perfect time.” Van Niekerk wrote on the social media platform.
Van Niekerk holds the world record for the 400-meter event with a time of 43.03 seconds.
In April of this year, he told the Olympic Channel that he expected to run under 43 seconds.
“I’m hungrier than before,” he said.
“I still believe that I can go under-43. I can do much better than I am at 100 and 200 meters, that’s where my mind was before the injury and that’s where my mind is in the future.”
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