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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 11, 20222 min read
New SuperSport deal doesn't mean it's over for athletics on SABC - ASA
Although last week's celebrated announcement of a new multi million Rand broadcast partnership between Athletics South Africa and...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 10, 20222 min read
CoJ backs Motsepe Foundation Race to Equality
As pressure mounts on President Cyril Ramaphosa to do away with the national state of disaster in the interest of resuscitating the...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 9, 20222 min read
New CGA Election date confirmed. IEC to preside.
Following the chaos that erupted at the meeting on Saturday, forcing the postponement of the Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) elections a...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 8, 20223 min read
Dijana works as a security guard surviving on 2 hours of sleep while chasing his running dream
That Tete Morena Dijana's breakthrough run comes at the age of 33, tells you all you need to know about the lack of structured and...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 7, 20222 min read
'I still need to work on my marathon' - Mokoka eyes 2:06 after winning Nedbank Runified 50km in WR
Stephen Mokoka's one man show during yesterday's Nedbank Runified Breaking Barriers 50km underlined his status as THE best South African...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 7, 20222 min read
CGA Elections postponed amid chaos. New election date likely to be March 26
The postponement of the Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) Elections has cast a long shadow over a provincial federation that had been...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 5, 20222 min read
Mokoka to run Nedbank Runified Breaking Barriers 50km as van Zyl looks to defend title
If Nick Bester gets his way and sees a new 50km world record tomorrow then it could be Stephen Mokoka that does it for him. One of the...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 4, 20222 min read
‘We are going to use this money to work for athletes’ - Moloi as ASA pens multi million Rand deal
Athletics South Africa President (ASA) James Moloi says they will use the money injected into the federation in order to take athletics...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 2, 20223 min read
Massive payday for SA Athletes as Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES announces new incentive scheme!
Michael Meyer struggled to contain his excitement as he told #TheTopRunner about the big payday awaiting South African athletes who make...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 1, 20222 min read
Comrades champion Mothibi aims for good time at Nedbank Runified Breaking Barriers 50km
As the cloud of despair that descended over South African athletics two year sago starts to lift, excitement is beginning to replace...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Feb 28, 20222 min read
"Running is our daily bread," - Mokgobu thanks sponsors as he wins PMC Family Road Race 21km
"I'm proud that I have never worked yet I've been able to make a living through running," were Desmond Mokgobu's words after winning the...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Feb 25, 20223 min read
'You need to be focussed' - Mhlakwana as Hollywoodbets AC unveils 15 new elite runners.
Nkosikhona Mhlakwana is aware that the pressure is on him to deliver now that he has joined the Hollywoodbets Athletic Club. The man...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Feb 24, 20222 min read
'I started running barefoot myself, so I decided to start helping my fellow runners' - Mlu Woyisana
It was during his time as Chairperson of Maritzburg City Athletics Club that Mlu Wosiyana realized just how many of his fellow runners...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Feb 23, 20223 min read
More depth needed to produce world class female athletes as Nel dominates U19 400m hurdles
The lack of top class female performers in both the junior and senior ranks in South African athletics is a cause for serious concerns...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Feb 22, 20223 min read
'We're gonna be announcing a new sponsor soon' - CMA as Gift Kelehe berates them over prize money
You could cut the tension with a knife when Gift Kelehe stepped up to the microphone to ask Comrades Marathon bosses why the prize money...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Feb 22, 20222 min read
Ashinthwela thanks running community as he hands over uniforms and shoes to Limpopo kids
When he started his bold initiative to raise over R100 000 to buy school uniforms for sixty kids from his village of Ga-Matlala in...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Feb 21, 20223 min read
Thulisile Amon sets 800m PB says she is happy to be running well after struggling with depression
As South Africa continues to search for top class senior female track athletes, two may be raising their hand - even if it's on the other...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Feb 17, 20222 min read
R1200 to enter Comrades 2022 - CMA explains why
While there was considerable excitement that the Comrades Marathon will go ahead this year after an almost three year hiatus, eyebrows...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Feb 16, 20222 min read
AGN 21km champ Glenrose Xaba targets maiden Commonwealth Games appearance in 2022
Glenrose Xaba's main goal for 2022 is to be injury free. The reigning South African half marathon champion is looking good for the year...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Feb 15, 20222 min read
Steyn joins Adidas as new Brand Ambassador
South Africa's most loved marathon athlete has swapped Nike for Adidas. After beginning her relationship with the swoosh brand when she...
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