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Mosibodi Whitehead
Aug 15, 20232 min read
'We've kept our word and selected every single athlete' - ASA confident ahead of World Champs
Of all the 17 athletes that have ever won an individual medal for South Africa at a World Championships, only four have ever achieved the...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Aug 12, 20232 min read
'Its sad that athletics legends are mostly forgotten' - Morake steps in to help paralysed Rami Tsebe
In his seminal work on The Golden Age of South African distance running entitled Three men named Matthews, Richard Mayer expertly writes:...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Aug 10, 20232 min read
'I feel happy' -Irvette van Zyl ready for World Champs after winning Joburg Totalsports Women's Race
On the day that Athletics South Africa released the final team that will represent the country at the World Championships, Irvette van...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Aug 9, 20232 min read
'We took our eyes off the ball' - Mandela Day Marathon postponed
KwaZulu-Natal Athletics (KZNA) bosses have confirmed the postponement of the Mandela Day Marathon. Although the regional federation had...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Aug 8, 20232 min read
'There are promises but nothing in writing' - Uncertain future for Vorentoe as sponsor withdraws
With scores of youth, junior and senior SA Champions having called the school home, Hoërskool Vorentoe is one of South Africa's most...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Aug 7, 20233 min read
Doctors told Musa Zweni that he would never run again but he went from 8:56 to 5:58 at Comrades 2023
When Musa Zweni tore his ACL his dreams of becoming a professional footballer were dashed. Told that he would never play football again,...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Aug 7, 20232 min read
'5km is very important' - New fast 5km race set for Durban in October. The Boxer Super Run.
Most seasoned South African runners would never dream of entering a 5km race. In fact, in this ultra and marathon mad corner of the...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Aug 6, 20233 min read
'Even if you don't pay me I'll still come' - Nare wins SPAR Grand Prix as Makatisi gets first podium
Having wrapped up a third consecutive SPAR Grand Prix with a race to go, Tadu Nare underlined her status as the queen of the road....
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Aug 3, 20232 min read
'I've been very smart in my training' - Mthembu ahead of long jump at World University Games
Even though he admits that it has been difficult to balance his studies with his fledgling athletic career, Asande Mthembu is confident...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Aug 2, 20233 min read
'There's nothing that you cannot achieve if you are determined' - Tebogo Masehla
As we look ahead to the World Championships which get underway in the Hungarian city of Budapest on the 19th of August, local middle...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Aug 1, 20233 min read
'We just want the vision to continue' - EPA & NMB celebrate a decade of Legacy Project success
While most people in the South African running community know much about the Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon, less is known about the...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Jul 31, 20232 min read
'Work hard, believe in yourself & listen to your coach' - Advice from the best on how to improve
As we enter August, many runners whose last serious run was on June 11 will slowly begin emerging from hibernation as temperatures in the...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Jul 31, 20233 min read
'I'm so happy because it shows that there's improvement' - Leeto downs big guns to win Foskor 21km
When Mathews Leeto said he wanted to spend 2023 improving his times over the shorter distances before graduating to the marathon - he...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Jul 28, 20233 min read
'I should be making a global final' - Shawn Maswanganyi positive ahead of World Champs
As the World championships draw closer, the eyes of the athletics-loving South African pubic will be on the country's medal hopefuls....
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Jul 26, 20232 min read
'I want to be the first winner' - Precious Mashele getting ready for Absa TSHWANE 10K
After finishing in sixth place at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K, Precious Mashele wants to return to the podium when he races the...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Jul 25, 20233 min read
'I'm able to make a difference in the lives of people that I coach' - Dave Adams tells us his story
After guiding Tete Dijana to a second successive Comrades Marathon victory in the fastest ever Down Run time this year, Dave Adams has...
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Thathe Msimango
Jul 22, 20233 min read
'It is still kind of surreal to me' - Record breaker Wildschutt says he was inspired by Elroy Gelant
South African distance running sensation Adriaan Wildschutt says all his latest accomplishments are simply the result of the hard work he...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Jul 19, 20233 min read
'KZN runners are so talented' - Bong'musa Mthembu ready to build future KZN champions
For the first time since 2013, not a single KwaZulu-Natal Athletics (KZNA) runner finished inside the top ten at the 2023 Comrades...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Jul 18, 20232 min read
'Its a simple secret; consistency' - 5 PB's in 3 months for Oldknow as she prepares for World Champs
That she is inside the overall top ten and amongst the top five South African athletes taking part in the 2023 SPAR Women's Grand Prix,...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Jul 17, 20232 min read
'These events activate the talent' - Sepeng impressed with first Fortress Running Series Venda race
Hezekiel Sepeng is impressed with the impact on athletics development made by the Fortress Running Series in taking quality athletics...
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