Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Athletics

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Toni top of the trail world in Chamonix

When Toni McCann bounced back from adversity on August 31, she did so less than three months after crippling injuries ruled her out of the World Mountain and Trail Championships. At the French alpine town of Chamonix, she ran...

Marathoners wilt in the Budapest heat as Victor and Amane take gold

African athletes dominated the men’s and women’s marathons on the last two days of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest over the weekend, with Ethiopian and Ugandan athletes racing strongly in conditions far from conducive to distance racing. Kenya and...

Africa’s leading distance athletes tipped for marathon honours at the World Athletics Championship in...

African athletes have impressed at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest this week, walking away with a clutch of medals after Day Six, but Africa is expected to come into its own in the longest two races on the...

Coach Jacques and Stellenbosch – building a positive distance running legacy

Stellenbosch has a well-deserved reputation of being home to some of the biggest names in distance running in South Africa. Chances of bumping into some of the country’s running legends on a stroll through the town are good –...

Last Chance Saloon as Gun Run entry cut-off looms

Distance runners throughout South Africa were scrambling to secure an entry for this year’s OUTsurance Gun Run ahead of the cut-off this weekend to ensure their participation in what has become one of the most popular weekend festivals of...

Siboniso fired up for Gun Run Trail success

The cover has been blown on one of the best kept secrets in trail running - the OUTsurance Gun Run Trail Run.  Elites and trail enthusiasts alike have signed up for the second event at this year’s Gun Run...

Mvuyisi’s Whale of Trail victory a stepping stone to Mont Blanc

Mvuyisi Gcogco and Landie Greyling raced to decisive victories at the 53km Merrell Whale of Trail, which took place on Saturday 5 August in the Cape Nature De Hoop Nature Reserve in ideal running conditions. Mvuyisi Gcogco wins the 2023...

Achieving their dreams – girls from Cape Flats set to join Pink Run in...

More than a hundred girls from Endurocad’s ACHIEVE programme will celebrate health, wellness and new life at the Totalsports Women’s Day Challenge in Cape Town on Wednesday (9 August), part of the cast of thousands of grandmothers, aunts, mothers,...

Whale of a time ahead for Mvuyisi

Eastern Cape trail athlete, Mvuyisi Gcogco, arrived at De Hoop Nature Reserve in the Southern Cape yesterday (Thursday 3 August) to run the Merrell Whale of Trail tomorrow, excited about the first step of an adventure which offers new...

Cape Town on path to take its place amongst the world’s biggest city marathons

With just 80 days to go before runners line up for the start of the 2023 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon (SCTM), quality and quantity are the watch-words as Africa’s leading city marathon moves steadily towards becoming the next Abbott’s...