World record holder will not contest 400m event at Paris Olympics

2016 Olympic champion Wayde Van Niekerk will not run the 400 metres in Paris, opting instead to focus on helping South Africa win a medal in the relays

Blade runner Oscar Pistorius released on parole

The 37-year-old will be under “correctional supervision” for the remainder of his 13-year murder sentence and will undergo therapy

South Africa’s fastest sprinter receives six-year doping ban

This is Carina Horn’s second doping offense in the last four years, and she is now ineligible to compete until 2029