, tired after six races in six days, doesn’t see another 200m-400m double in his near future.
“The only doubles I think I would consider now is the 100m and 200m,” Van Niekerk said after taking world 400m gold on Tuesday and 200m silver on Thursday in London.
Van Niekerk was beaten by .02 in the half-lap race by Turkish surprise Ramil Guliyev, keeping the South African from becoming the second athlete to sweep the 200m and 400m at a worlds.
Now, it appears Van Niekerk will no longer bid to match Michael Johnson‘s feat from the 1995 Worlds.