Beijing: Wayde van Niekerk stormed to 400 metres glory at the World Championships, putting in so much effort that the South African had to be taken away on a stretcher.


Wayde Van Niekerk is carried off the track after winning the men's 400m final in Beijing. Pic/AFP 

A clutch of personal bests along with several national records led Great Britain captain Martyn Rooney to predict that Michael Johnson's long-standing world record of 43.18 seconds could be under threat in Beijing.