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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 24, 20242 min read
Xaba wins in Cape Town to end 5 year SPAR Grand Prix SA winless streak
As if to underline her excellent shape and to signal her intentions for the year ahead, Glenrose Xaba opened her 2024 SPAR Grand Prix...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 22, 20243 min read
Records tumble as Walaza runs 10.13 on Day 1 of the ASA U16, U18, U20 Champs
Of all the thrilling 100m performances on day one of the Athletics South Africa U16, U18 and U20 Championships yesterday, two stood out...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 19, 20242 min read
Mosiako targets fourth sub 28 at Absa GQEBERHA 10K after taking sixth place at Lisbon Half Marathon
After a breakthrough 2023 which saw him win his first national title and run under 28 minutes for 10km three times, Thabang Mosiako is...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 18, 20242 min read
Sepeng group on fire as Haingura closes in on Olympic Qualification at ASA Grand Prix
After Prudence Sekgodišo announced her intentions for the year ahead by qualifying for the Olympic Games in the first week of March,...
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Thathe Msimango
Mar 16, 20243 min read
'I'm happy' - Gerda Steyn sets yet another record! This time at Om Die Dam.
South African road-running queen Gerda Steyn continued her excellent form when she set a new Trojan Om Die Dam 50km course record with a...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 15, 20242 min read
'I will just focus on being me' - Lizzy Babili to run City2City as Comrades Prep
After finishing inside the top twenty during the last two editions of The Ultimate Human Race, Lizzy Ramadimetja Babili is ready to take...
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Thathe Msimango
Mar 14, 20242 min read
Mpofu returns to Boston as part of Olympic preparations
Zimbabwean long-distance running ace Isaac Mpofu is set to line up at the start of the Boston Marathon on the 15th of April as part of...
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Thathe Msimango
Mar 13, 20242 min read
R50 000 for 21km title at & R100 000 for the ultra at Prince Mangosuthu 52km
The organizers of the Prince Mangosuthu 52km Ultra-Marathon say their number one priority is looking after athletes. Entering its fifth...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 12, 20242 min read
Mulaudzi confirms participation to set up clash against Mashele at Absa GQEBERHA 10K
Despite the quality of star-studded lineup that had assembled to race for the Athletics South Africa 10km Championships at the Race to...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 12, 20242 min read
'It’s going to be bigger and more fun' - TNU 50km set to unveil new sponsors
As the mornings get cooler and the autumn leaves start to fall, it signals for many Comrades Marathon runners the beginning of the high...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 11, 20242 min read
Leeto wins race but not SA title as Bennet Seloyi secures first major victory at Race to Equality & ASA 10km Champs
Mathews Leeto was in consolable as he sat dejected draped in a towel just outside the doping control area after finishing the Motsepe...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 8, 20242 min read
Muluadzi and Xaba to start as favourites at Motsepe Foundation Race to Equality & SA 10km Champs
Boasting a handsome total prize purse of R560 000 across various categories and incorporating the Athletics South Africa (ASA) 10km...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 7, 20243 min read
'I'm not a contender. I’m a potential contender' - Mokoka explains Two Oceans debut
When the Hollywood Athletics Club announced their list of top runners for next month’s Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon earlier this...
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Thathe Msimango
Mar 7, 20242 min read
Ndlovu aims to make an impact for KZNA at ASA 10km Champs
With the Motsepe Foundation's Race to Gender Equality race incorporating with Athletics South Africa( ASA) 10km Championship scheduled...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 6, 20242 min read
New kid on the hurdling block Kgoputso Manaleng on breaking records and SA title
For those who follow schools athletics in Gauteng, the name Phenyo Miyen will be familiar. The 15-year-old schoolboy is a hurdling...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 6, 20242 min read
'Looking forward to running personal bests' - Mashele to race Absa GQEBERHA 10K
After setting a national record of 27:35 when he finished second behind Kenya's Daniel Ebenyo during last year's inaugural race, all eyes...
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Thathe Msimango
Mar 5, 20242 min read
Kavanagh confident about World Cross Country Champs after winning Best of the Best 21km
South African road-running sensation Tayla Kavanagh is positive that all her preparations leading up to the World Cross Country...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 4, 20242 min read
Prudence Sekgodišo goes sub 2 as ASA prepare to announce Olympic bonuses for top runners
Where she had to wait until June to run her first sub 2 minute 800m clocking of the year in 2023, Prudence Sekgodišo did it on her first...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 1, 20242 min read
'It is a privilege for me to have a competitor like Ryan' - Tshite confident ahead of World Indoors
Not since the competition was held in Doha in the year 2010 has South Africa returned from the world Indoor Championships with a medal....
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Thathe Msimango
Feb 29, 20242 min read
'My next challenge is to go to Paris and bring back a medal' - Ramakongoana reflects on national record
Tebello Ramakongoana is satisfied with the effort that saw him clock a huge personal best time of 2:08:09 during the Osaka Marathon in...
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