A large group of 76 athletes have been included in Athletics South Africa’s preparation squad for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. The squad consists of 50 men and 26 women, including 61 track and field athletes and 16 marathon runners. Packed with quality and experience, the group features six athletes who have…
Results of finals (top eight) at the Athletics Gauteng North Sub-Youth Championships held at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria on 15 and 16 November 2024. Girls 7 60m: 1 Mila van Zyl (CP) 9.66, 2 Klara du Toit (TVAC) 9.72, 3 Ameli Kirkpatrick (TVAC) 9.79, 4 Cara Breytenbach (WILLE) 9.89, 5 Kayla Havenga (BKP) 10.07, 6…
Kenyan athletes stole the show on Saturday, winning the men’s and women’s races at the Hollywoodbets Joburg 10km in Melrose. In the men’s contest, Vincent Kipkorir held off a challenge from two South Africans in a late sprint for the line. Kipkorir won the race in 29:51, with Thabang Mosiako settling for the runner-up spot…
Having produced the best season of his career, long-distance runner Elroy Gelant admits he needs some rest as he prepares for his last race of the year. Gelant, who is in the elite field for the Hollywoodbets 10km race in Joburg on Saturday, will close what has been a superb campaign for the 38-year-old athlete….
It remains unclear when breakthrough star Glenrose Xaba will run another marathon, but Caster Semenya says it’s important to not rush her into anything. By setting a South African 42km record of 2:22:22 on debut at the Cape Town Marathon last month, Xaba has already qualified for the women’s marathon race at next year’s World…
Organisers of the Comrades Marathon have confirmed details about next year’s ultra-marathon in KwaZulu-Natal. Here’s all you need to know about the 2025 edition of the race. Where and when The race, a ‘down’ run, will be held on Sunday 8 June. It will start outside Pietermaritzburg City Hall and finish at People’s Park in…
Onalenna Khonkhobe won his second major race of the year on Sunday, emerging triumphant at the Soweto Marathon. The 28-year-old distance runner, who won the Two Oceans ultra-marathon in Cape Town in April, was locked in a tight battle against Joseph Seutloali of Lesotho in the closing stages of the 42km race. Seutloali broke away…
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