![Our hearts and minds had already drifted away from 2020 Olympics': Why Wayde van Niekerk is happy to wait | The Independent | The Independent Our hearts and minds had already drifted away from 2020 Olympics': Why Wayde van Niekerk is happy to wait | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2020/03/27/13/gettyimages-485252736.jpg?quality=75&width=982&height=726&auto=webp)
Our hearts and minds had already drifted away from 2020 Olympics': Why Wayde van Niekerk is happy to wait | The Independent | The Independent
![Tokyo 2020 - Wayde Van Niekerk: Rio 2016 champion happy just to progress to semi-finals after injury struggles - Eurosport Tokyo 2020 - Wayde Van Niekerk: Rio 2016 champion happy just to progress to semi-finals after injury struggles - Eurosport](https://i.eurosport.com/2021/08/01/3189732-65349908-2560-1440.jpg)
Tokyo 2020 - Wayde Van Niekerk: Rio 2016 champion happy just to progress to semi-finals after injury struggles - Eurosport
![Wayde van Niekerk: 'I've gone back to fighting for my dream from scratch' | Athletics | The Guardian Wayde van Niekerk: 'I've gone back to fighting for my dream from scratch' | Athletics | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0ea6f25a3b77b9f1e54af467f7c1e1c0fa858bb4/0_169_4000_2400/master/4000.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=d3d002d3bd33de685a4589263cf75c68)
Wayde van Niekerk: 'I've gone back to fighting for my dream from scratch' | Athletics | The Guardian
![Defy rewards Wayde van Niekerk for 'defying' the odds to smash a 20-year old Olympic record | Insurance Chat Defy rewards Wayde van Niekerk for 'defying' the odds to smash a 20-year old Olympic record | Insurance Chat](https://www.insurancechat.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/defy.jpg)
Defy rewards Wayde van Niekerk for 'defying' the odds to smash a 20-year old Olympic record | Insurance Chat
![Tokyo 2020 - Wayde Van Niekerk: Rio 2016 champion happy just to progress to semi-finals after injury struggles - Eurosport Tokyo 2020 - Wayde Van Niekerk: Rio 2016 champion happy just to progress to semi-finals after injury struggles - Eurosport](https://i.eurosport.com/2021/08/01/3189730-65349868-2560-1440.jpg)
Tokyo 2020 - Wayde Van Niekerk: Rio 2016 champion happy just to progress to semi-finals after injury struggles - Eurosport
![TAG Rugby match where Wayde van Niekerk, the IAAF world record holder and world champion, injured his knee at DHL Newlands on Saturday 7 October 2017 Stock Photo - Alamy TAG Rugby match where Wayde van Niekerk, the IAAF world record holder and world champion, injured his knee at DHL Newlands on Saturday 7 October 2017 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/8fb3a195b8c24d13afb00d6faefc3098/mnc42g.jpg)
TAG Rugby match where Wayde van Niekerk, the IAAF world record holder and world champion, injured his knee at DHL Newlands on Saturday 7 October 2017 Stock Photo - Alamy
![TAG Rugby match où Wayde van Niekerk, l'IAAF, détenteur du record du monde et champion du monde, blessé au genou à DHL Newlands le samedi 7 octobre 2017 Photo Stock - Alamy TAG Rugby match où Wayde van Niekerk, l'IAAF, détenteur du record du monde et champion du monde, blessé au genou à DHL Newlands le samedi 7 octobre 2017 Photo Stock - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/mnc3ne/tag-rugby-match-ou-wayde-van-niekerk-l-iaaf-detenteur-du-record-du-monde-et-champion-du-monde-blesse-au-genou-a-dhl-newlands-le-samedi-7-octobre-2017-mnc3ne.jpg)
TAG Rugby match où Wayde van Niekerk, l'IAAF, détenteur du record du monde et champion du monde, blessé au genou à DHL Newlands le samedi 7 octobre 2017 Photo Stock - Alamy
![TAG Rugby match where Wayde van Niekerk, the IAAF world record holder and world champion, injured his knee at DHL Newlands on Saturday 7 October 2017 Stock Photo - Alamy TAG Rugby match where Wayde van Niekerk, the IAAF world record holder and world champion, injured his knee at DHL Newlands on Saturday 7 October 2017 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/MNC3PK/tag-rugby-match-where-wayde-van-niekerk-the-iaaf-world-record-holder-and-world-champion-injured-his-knee-at-dhl-newlands-on-saturday-7-october-2017-MNC3PK.jpg)