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By Renate Engelbrecht

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30 Nov 2021

03:02 pm

Welcome to fatherhood: Athlete Wayde van Niekerk is now a dad

Wayde van Niekerk and his wife, Chesney have just welcomed their firstborn into the world.

Wayde van Niekerk and wife Chesney

Chesney and Wayde van Niekerk. Picture: Instagram

Professional athlete Wayde van Niekerk and his wife, Chesney, took to Instagram on Monday with the wonderful news that they had welcomed their firstborn – a boy – into the world on the 24 November.

In the post, they merely jotted down the date to commemorate the occasion, together with their son’s names: Elijah Luca van Niekerk.

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