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Fredericks wins gold in Zurich

───   08:56 Fri, 29 Aug 2014

Fredericks wins gold in Zurich | News Article

Bloemfontein - Commonwealth Games champion, Cornel Fredericks added more gold to his trophy cabinet, by winning the men’s 400m hurdles at the Diamond League meet in Zurich, Switzerland last night.

The South African champion burst clear in the sprint for the line to bag a fine victory in a season's best 48.25 seconds.
 
He crossed the line 0.06 ahead of American Michael Tinsley, to add his first win in the top-flight global league to his recent Commonwealth Games and African Championships titles.
 
Fredericks announced his arrival among the world's elite in his discipline, falling just 0.11 seconds short of his career best set at the 2011 National Championships in Durban.
 
Meanwhile, Bloemfontein’s Wayde van Niekerk came in a disappointing sixth in the men's 400m sprint in 45.46 seconds, more than a second outside his South African record set earlier this year,  and well behind LaShawn Merritt of the USA who won the gold in 44.36 seconds.
Morgan Piek / OFM News 

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