Wayde Van Niekerk's prospects of securing a 200/400m double here are looking even better after the 200m first round heats - while the world and Olympic 400m champion won easily, his big rival Isaac Makwala of Botswana, who also qualified for tomorrow night's 400m final, abandoned his own original ambition of seeking a 200/400, scratching from his heat (see official statement below).
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