Category: Athletics

South African ultra-marathon superwoman Gerda Steyn on Sunday smashed a long down run course record set by Frith van der Merwe 34 years ago. The 33-year-old Steyn clocked 5:44:54, an…

Tete Dijana from North West province set a new course record when he won the down run of the Comrades Marathon fro. Pietermaritzburg to Durban on Sunday. Dijana, who clocked…

Givemore Mudzinganyama from Zimbabwe romped home and won the Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town on Saturday. The Johannesburg-based Zimbabwean crossed the line in 3:19:56 ahead of South African athlete…

Russian athlete Alexandra Morozova won the women’s section of the 2022 Comrades Marathon downhill from Pietermaritzburg to Durban on Sunday. The 32-year-old Russian defied all the odds and won the…

Tete Morena Dijana from Mahikeng in the North West won the 2022 Comrades Marathon down-run race, which started in Pietermaritzburg and finished in Durban on Sunday Dijana, who walked away…

Zeney van der Walt’s strong finish ensured that there was no clean sweep for Jamaica as she finished third in the 400-metre hurdles at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England,…

Para-athlete Ndodomzi Ntutu added to Team South Africa’s medal tally at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. The 36-year-old Ntutu won a gold medal in the T11/T12 100-metre race in…

Akani Simbine won a silver medal in the men’s 100-metre at the Commonwealth Games at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England, on Wednesday evening. The 28-year-old Simbine finished second in…

Olympic gold medallist Wayde van Niekerk has withdrawn from the South African Senior National Championships set to start at the Greenpoint Athletics Stadium in Cape Town on Thursday morning. Van…

Stephen Mokoka won the Cape Town Marathon in wet conditions in the Mother City on Sunday morning. The 36-year-old Mokoka raced home in 2:09:58 followed by Gebru Redahgne from Ethiopia…