15 Aug 2016

5 local celebs congratulate SA gold medal winner Wayde Van Niekerk

Cape Town – ICYMI South African sprinter Wayde Van Niekerk won gold in the 400m race at the Olympics early on Monday morning.

The Rainbow Nation is a buzz with the 24-year-old’s achievement, which also earned him a world record title.

Fittingly, a bunch of local celebs have joined the chorus of congrats on the amazing athlete’s crowning moment.

Here are 5 posts:

1. Katlego Maboe:

This is #WaydevanNiekerk.
Breaker of records.
Olympic champ.
National treasure.
Be like Wayde.#mondaymotivation pic.twitter.com/jiHi4SCCjj
— Katlego Maboe (@KatlegoMaboe) August 15, 2016

2. Wayne Parnell

OURO NO RIO.??1??#proudlysouthafrican #olympics #rio2016
A photo posted by ???????????? Wayne Pa7??nell ? (@parnyboy_7) on Aug 15, 2016 at 12:14am PDT

3. Kim Engelbrecht

Dreams Come True !!! ??Congratulations ???????????????#SaLove #Gold??#NewWorldRecord #Rio2016 @waydedreamer Insane!!
A photo posted by kimengelbrecht (@kimengelbrecht) on Aug 15, 2016 at 12:41am PDT

4. Cassper Nyovest

@waydedreamer !!! ???? wa understander??? ????
A photo posted by Refiloe Phoolo ???? (@casspernyovest) on Aug 14, 2016 at 11:51pm PDT

5. Kwesta

Ngud Finish... #WorldRecord #400m #DreamsComeTrue #rio2016
A photo posted by KwestaDaKAR (@kwestadakar) on Aug 15, 2016 at 12:05am PDT

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