Renowned South African long-distance runner, maintains that his accomplishments this season one of his most successful years to date. Frans delivered outstanding performances, securing two international marathon victories to cement his position as one of the country's leading marathoners. In May, he achieved a respectable 2:13:20 to emerge victorious in the Riga Marathon in Latvia. He then completed a double by winning the Philadelphia Marathon last month in an impressive 2:1

Central Gauteng Athletics' (CGA) 400m stars Udeme Okon and Precious Molepo capped a remarkable season in style, dominating the CGA awards at Melrose Arch on December 7. Okon, boldly declaring his intent "to shock the world" in 2026, and Molepo, eyeing a powerful reset next year, reaffirmed their statuses as South Africa’s rising forces over the one-lap dash with powerful performances on the track this year. The pair walked away with the province's athlete of the year of the y

Since it’s very first race in 2014 which was won by Elroy Gelant, the Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon has been celebrated as South Africa’s most competitive 21km race, producing the fastest time ever run on SA soil - 1:00:29 by Thabang Mosiako to win the 2023 event. For this reason, the race has enjoyed ASA Half Marathon Championship status for nine of it’s eleven editions. In 2025 however, the ASA Half Marathon Championships took place in the hot Limpopo climate of Phalabo

In what is the first big transfer ahead of the 2026 season, Paris 2024 Olympian Ryan Mphahlele has joined the Phantane Athletic Club. The Totalsports backed KZN-based club are known for signing some of South Africa’s biggest track and road running stars with the likes of Gerda Steyn, Prudence Sekgodišo and Tshepo Tshite all having called the club home. "Phantane Athletics Club is proud to officially welcome South African middle-distance sensation Ryan Mphahlele to the Green a