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.


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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