FILE PHOTO: South Africa’s 400m Olympic gold medallist and world record holder Wayde van Niekerk looks on as he attends South African Championships in Germiston, South Africa, April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – World record holder Wayde van Niekerk said he would not defend his 400-metres title at this month’s World Championships in Doha as he has yet to recover from a knee injury.
The Olympic champion suffered the injury while playing a charity touch rugby game in October 2017 and has not raced internationally since.
The 27-year-old South African recently returned to training after enduring a number of setbacks.
Reporting By Nick Said, editing by Pritha Sarkar
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