Wayde van Niekerk‘s long-term dreams are Usain Bolt‘s world records in the 100m and 200m, but first he eyes a more attainable goal: a change in the world championships schedule.
The IAAF council will this week consider Van Niekerk’s request for a shift in the worlds schedule to more easily allow him to race both the 200m and 400m at the meet in London in August, according to the Times of London.
Van Niekerk said in January that he was requesting the worlds schedule be changed. The current worlds schedule has the 200m first round taking place about two and a half hours before the 400m final.