Wayde Van Niekerk Smashes World 300m Record at Ostrava Golden Spike

World record holder and Olympic champion over 400m Wayde Van Niekerk of South Africa smashed the World 300m record during the 2017 Ostrava Golden Spike meeting on Wednesday, June 28.

The South African track and field super star, Van Nikerk, clocked a blistering 30.81to shave 0.04 seconds from Michael Johnson's previous 300m world record.

Results  300m

1 Wayde VAN NIEKERK RSA 30.81

2 Isaac MAKWALA BOT 31.44

3 Clarence MUNYAI RSA 31.61

4 Pavel MASLÁK CZE 31.80

5 Nery BRENES CRC 32.22

6 Rafal OMELKO POL 32.23

7 Liemarvin BONEVACIA NED 32.25

8 Patrik ŠORM CZE 32.50

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