South Africa’s greatest marathoner steps up to the Two Oceans plate
They were so far ahead of their time, they said their records would never be broken!
When Thompson Magawana and Frith van der Merwe raced the Two Oceans Marathon 56km circuit around the Cape Peninsula at extraordinary speed 35 years...
A Galaxy of Stars as Modern Athlete announces 2023 winners
Modern Athlete announced its 2023 Track, Road, Trail and Cross-Country athletes of the year today (Thursday 7 March), the awards paying tribute to a number of high-quality performances by athletes who held their own at international level.
Nominees had previously...
The masses set to return to the SPAR Women’s Challenge Series
While longer distance road running events, such as Comrades, Two Oceans, Cape Town and Soweto Marathons typically command the lion’s share of road running media interest in South Africa, competitive and lucrative shorter distance series have become important building...
Bosman and Broodryk shine in the Peninsula Marathon while Oldknow books her ticket to...
Southern Cape athlete, Lloyd Bosman, gave himself an early birthday gift with a decisive win at the Balwin Peninsula Marathon in windy weather in Cape Town this morning (Sunday 18 February), with leading ultra-marathon athlete, Adele Broodryk, holding off...
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,...
South Africa’s leading distance athletes nominated for Modern Athlete of the Year Awards
Landie Greyling, Sipho Mbanjwa, Toni McCann, Siboniso Soldaka, Daniel Claassen and Bianca Tarboton are just some of the nominees for the trail running component in the Modern Athlete of the Year Award for 2023, announced today (Friday 9 February)...
Raydon’s Bay to Bay win sets him on target for a strong 2024 season...
Twenty-nine-year-old Tymebank Langa athlete, Raydon Balie, regained his Bay to Bay 30km title over the weekend (Sunday 21 January) with a convincing victory over the traditional out and back race between Cape Town’s coastal suburbs of Camps Bay and...
Foreign-born players fueling title glory for teams at 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
A record number of players at AFCON 2023 were born in a foreign country and their presence in their origin country's football teams is hailed as a win for the game on the continent.
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Twenty-four nations,...
Mother and daughter double act set to make waves at RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town
A remarkable Swiss mother and daughter will take some stopping at the RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town this weekend (24-26 November) with their story likely provide inspiration to many.
Just weeks short of her fiftieth birthday, Davos-based Jasmin Nunige is still...
RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town joins World Trail Majors
While the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon remains in line to join the Abbott’s Marathon Majors in 2025, representing the six most prestigious road marathons on the planet, RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town, which takes place on mountain, river and coastal...