The 98th edition of the Comrades Marathon will be held between Pietermaritzburg and Durban on Sunday.
We pick 10 men and 10 women who will be among the top contenders for gold medals at the 89km race.
Men
Tete Dijana
Age: 37
Club: Nedbank
Country: South Africa
Gold medals: 1st (2022), 1st (2023)
Piet Wiersma
Age: 27
Club: Nedbank
Country: Netherlands
Gold medals: 2nd (2023), 1st (2024)
Bongmusa Mthembu
Age: 41
Club: PAN African Resources
Country: South Africa
Gold medals: 7th (2009), 3rd (2010), 2nd (2012), 1st (2014), 3rd (2016), 1st (2017), 1st (2018), 2nd (2019), 4th (2022), 6th (2024)
Edward Mothibi
Age: 40
Club: Nedbank
Country: South Africa
Gold medals: 4th (2018), 1st (2019), 2nd (2022), 3rd (2023)
Joseph Manyedi
Age: 42
Club: Maxed Elite
Country: South Africa
Gold medals: 5th (2019), 7th (2022), 10th (2023), 4th (2024)
Johannes Makgetla
Age: 43
Club: Nedbank
Country: South Africa
Gold medals: 5th (2022), 6th (2023)
Teboho Sello
Age: 46
Club: Maxed Elite
Country: Lesotho
Gold medals: 5th (2015), 7th (2017), 7th (2018), 7th (2023), 8th (2024)
Degefa Lafebo
Age: 31
Club: Nedbank
Country: Ethiopia
Gold medals: 3rd (2024)
Onalenna Khonkhobe
Age: 29
Club: Nedbank
Country: South Africa
Gold medals: none
Alex Milne
Age: 35
Club: Nedbank
Country: Great Britain
Gold medals: 9th (2024)
Women
Gerda Steyn
Age: 35
Club: Hollywood
Country: South Africa
Gold medals: 1st (2019), 1st (2023), 1st (2024)
Alexandra Morozova
Age: 35
Club: Nedbank
Country: Russia
Gold medals: 2nd (2017), 3rd (2018), 2nd (2019), 1st (2022), 6th (2023), 2nd (2024)
Carla Molinaro
Age: 40
Club: Hollywood
Country: Great Britain
Gold medals: 9th (2018), 3rd (2023), 4th (2024)
Dominika Stelmach
Age: 43
Club: Nedbank
Country: Poland
Gold medals: 5th (2019), 2nd (2022), 9th (2024)
Courtney Olsen
Age: 37
Club: Hollywood
Country: United States
Gold medals: 3rd (2024)
Caitriona Jennings
Age: 44
Club: Nedbank
Country: Ireland
Gold medals: 3rd (2019), 5th (2023), 7th (2024)
Jenna Challenor
Age: 43
Club: Nedbank
Country: South Africa
Gold medals: 6th (2019), 4th (2022)
Galaletsang Mekgoe
Age: 29
Club: Nedbank
Country: South Africa
Gold medals: 5th (2022)
Nobukhosi Tshuma
Age: 31
Club: Entsika
Country: Zimbabwe
Gold medals: 5th (2024)
Irvette van Zyl
Age: 37
Club: Hollywood
Country: South Africa
Gold medals: debut
* Featured image of elite men contenders by Tobias Ginsberg/Modern Athlete
