Marathon Road to Paris: Impressive performances at Durban’s Run You City – Africa’s running...
South African Olympian, Elroy Gelant, raced to victory in his life best 10km of 27 min 47 sec at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10k in perfect conditions this morning (Sunday 7 July), while Glenrose ‘Supercharger’ Xaba beat...
Road to Paris: Marathon contenders from Tanzania, Uganda, and Lesotho aim to upset legendary...
Though Kenya and Ethiopia are the favourites for the Paris Olympics marathon, contenders from other African nations could disrupt their dominance.
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With the countdown to the Paris Olympics entering its final stretch, most attention in the...
Top sports events in the World hit by coronavirus
Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic:
OLYMPICS
The International Olympic Committee and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe concluded the Tokyo 2020 Olympics must be postponed and held no later than the summer...
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...
Italian “last chance” for marathon Olympics hopefuls
There's a ‘Last Chance Saloon’ for marathon athletes still hoping for an Olympic qualifier. It comes in the form of Sunday’s (April 11) Xiamen Marathon & Tuscany Camp Global Elite Race, to be run on a multi-lap course in Siena in...
Langa Marathon Challenge offers an Olympic qualifying “time for Africa”
Elroy Galant tracks eventual winner Kenyan Edwin Koech in the 2019 Cape Town Marathon. Galant races at Killarney at the end of the month. Photo: Stephen Granger
Cape Town is taking its place in the relatively long line of...
Gerda Steyn’s ultra-long route to Japan
It’s 13 786 km from Durban, South Africa, to Sapporo, Japan, but Gerda Steyn will attempt to bridge the distance between the Comrades and the Olympics marathons with a few strides next Saturday, 7 August, as she goes to the...
Olympics Special – Stephen Mokoka’s mission in Sapporo
Stephen Mokoka feeds of the support from an activation station en route to winning the 2018 Cape Town Marathon. Photo: Stephen Granger
South African distance running supremo, Stephen Lesego Mokoka, is a man on an extraordinary mission: to follow in...
Olympics Special: Irvette Van Zyl’s remarkable comeback
By Stephen Granger
In May 2020, three-time Soweto Marathon and SPAR Grand Prix 10km series winner, Irvette Van Zyl, chose to go under the knife to relieve the nagging knee pain she had experienced ever since a scooter accident as...
Olympics Special – Nigeria’s first woman track & field gold medalist
Chioma Ajunwa was the first black African woman to win an Olympic gold medal in a field event. She didn't understand the significance until she was swamped by a crowd during a stopover in Senegal, on the way home.
By Humphrey...