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| The Bahamas' Steven Gardiner (right) comes in second to South Africa's Wayde Van Niekerk (left) in the men's 400m final at the IAAF World Championships in London. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) |
By BRENT STUBBS
Senior Sports Reporter
bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
LONDON, England: In his greatest defining moment, Steven Gardiner, too fatigued to take his well deserved victory lap, became the 16th IAAF World Championship silver medalist in the men's 400 metres.
Two days after he broke the national record with 43.89 seconds on Sunday night in the semifinals, Gardiner became the second Bahamian male to medal at the biannual championships and the first member of the 24-member team here to get on the podium in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Stadium. Read more >>