New era of club diversity looks set to dazzle at this weekend’s ‘Rainbow’ Two...
Josh Groban sings powerfully of Changing Colours. It’s unlikely he was thinking about the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon at the time he penned the lyrics, but it would not be inappropriate were he to welcome the thousands of running...
Elhousine strikes gold in Italy
Thirty-one-year-old Moroccan trail athlete, Elhousine Elazzaoui (Pini Mountain Racing), raced to his first Golden Trail World Series win with an emphatic victory in the lung-busting DoloMyths 22km Trail Race in Italy over the weekend (Saturday 15 July).
Elazzaoui chose one...
Ethiopians favoured for rich pickings at SPAR Grand Prix Series Final in Cape Town
Many of the continent’s leading female distance athletes will be in action at the climax of the 2022 Women’s 10km SPAR Grand Prix circuit in Green Point, Cape Town tomorrow morning (Sunday 23 October).
Cape Town has hosted a number of...
Kenya Airways Becomes Official Airline Partner of Access Bank Lagos City Marathon
The number of global brands entering into partnerships with Access Bank Lagos City Marathon increased on Wednesday as awarding-winning airline, Kenya Airways joined the rich list of partners.
With Access Bank as Headline Sponsor, the rich list of partners include 7UP...
When a successful sporting event becomes Africa’s best brand advertising
By Stephen Granger
The dust has settled on Ultra-trail Cape Town (UTCT) trails and most of the international athletes who participated have found sufficient gaps in flight bans to depart our shores, following an exceptional Ultra-trail Cape Town event which...
South Africa’s Mackenzie and Rorich to take on world’s best in Azores
Following the successful return to international track and road running competition in recent weeks, trail running is set to follow suite, with an important international event scheduled to take place on the Portuguese Azores Islands at the end of...
Last-gasp Sibusiso grabs Milkwood title in exciting finish
Nedbank athlete, Sibusiso Madikizela, came out on top in a last-gasp dash against Boxer athlete, Godwin Swartz, at the annual ABAX Milkwood Half Marathon, run on it’s traditional out and back course between Kommetjie and Scarborough over the weekend,...
80 days to go as Cape Town Marathon sends strong message of inclusivity and...
The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon broke new ground at their ‘80 days to go’ launch on Thursday (27 July) with its announcement that they had doubled the number of free entries allocated to runners who could not afford the...
An emotional reunion as Elana and Deratu meet again in Barcelona – host city...
by Stephen Granger
Elana Meyer and Deratu Tulu’s shared celebration of their gold and silver medal-winning performances in the 10 000m at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics remains one of the world’s most powerful images. Thirty years after the two young athletes...
Putting their best feet forward…Two Oceans Marathon time
Seen and heard at the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon Elite Athletes' Press Conference at a City hotel on the eve of the marathon...