Having never claimed top honours despite a number of top ten and podium finishes, Neheng Khatala celebrated her maiden victory at the Totalsports Women's Race in Durban yesterday. Lesotho's fastest 10km female athlete of all time produced an eye-catching 32:06 to dispatch a quality field including former Two Oceans Half Marathon champion Emma Pallant-Browne who took second in 32:45 and Kenya's Fridah Ndinda who rounded out the podium in 33:15. “I’m so excited to be part of th

The Fortress Running Series received glowing praise from elite runners Gladwin Mzazi and Cornelia Joubert after the pair claimed the men's and women's half-marathon titles at the Fortress Evaton Run on Sunday 2 August, describing the initiative as a major boost for athletics development in South Africa's rural areas and townships. Representing Boxer Athletics Club, Mzazi produced a calculated performance to surge from behind and claim victory in 1:10:30, while Joubert led fro

Glenrose Xaba believes she will be able to defend her Spar Grand Prix title. The Boxer Athletics runner secured her first win of the Spar Women’s Challenge in Tshwane this year, beating Ethiopia’s Selam Gebre and Kayla Jacobs. The Supercharger won the race in 32:28 to beat the course record set by Namibia’s Helalia Johannes in 2019 by one second. Gebre who was with Xaba until the 6km mark crossed the finish line in 34:10, while Jacobs clocked 34:21 for her second SPAR podium

After a number of medal hopefuls including Gift Leotlela (Men’s 100m), Marione Fourie (Women’s 100m Hurdles) and Aiden Smith (Men’s shot-put) finished in fourth place, it looked like South Africa’s track and field team might return from the Commonwealth Games whit an individual medal. But just two days before the end of the competition in Glasgow, Scotland, Team SA had reason to celebrate when Sinesipho Dambile produced a memorable performance to win the men’s 200m gold medal