 Van Niekerk ndiye akahwina menduru yesirivha mumakwikwi e400m kumitambo yeCommonwealth ya2014 uye akahwina menduru yebronze mumakwikwi e4×400 metres kumakwikwi e2013 Summer Universiade. Akamirirawo South Africa pa2013 na2015 Athletics World Championships. PaWorld Championships muna 2015, akahwina menduru yegoridhe mumamita mazana mana. Akadzivirira zita rake makore maviri gare gare, muLondon, uko akakundawo menduru yesirivha munhangemutange yemamita 200. 