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Image: Soweto Marathon In the running world, it’s all about Personal Bests – and the 2025, African Bank Soweto Marathon is on track for its most enjoyable, energetic and enthusiastic edition of The People’s Race. Taking place at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Soweto on Saturday 29 November 2025 and hosted by The City of Johannesburg; the African Bank Soweto Marathon route remains unchanged. The family of partners and sponsors is as impressive as always. “This year promises more th

Image: World Athletics World Athletics is pleased to announce the three finalists for the 2025 Women's Rising Star Award, which will recognise this year's best U20 athlete at the World Athletics Awards 2025. The nominations reflect some of the standout performances that the sport has witnessed this year, at events including the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25. The winner of the 2025 Women's Rising Star Award will be announced on 30 November. The finalists are: Birke Ha

Image: World Athletics World Athletics is pleased to announce the three finalists for the 2025 Men's Rising Star Award, which will recognise this year's best U20 athlete at the World Athletics Awards 2025. The nominations reflect some of the standout performances that the sport has witnessed this year, at events including the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25. The winner of the 2025 Men's Rising Star Award will be announced on 30 November. The finalists are: Phanuel Koec

Image: Tobias Ginsberg Fresh off their golden performances at the Boxer Super Run Durban in October , Ryan Mphahlele and Glenrose Xaba brought their winning form to Jozi - claiming the crowns as King and Queen of the 5km at the inaugural Boxer Super Run Joburg , held at Marks Park Sports Club on Sunday, 9 November 2025 . Mphahlele crossed the finish line first in the ELITE MEN’S WAVE in an impressive time of 14 minutes 20 seconds on a tough course. Bennett Seloyi came in

Image: Comrades Marathon Association With general entries having closed for the 2026 Comrades Marathon in less than one day – a new record for the event – the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) can now share some of the statistics of the field of athletes who successfully secured an entry. The CMA is pleased to report that its entry system worked well, even with the much higher demand than usual, and the statistics of the successful entrants show clear similarities to 2025 d

Image: courtesy of CMA The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) would like to inform the running community that a fake press release is doing the rounds on social media about the percentage of novice runners in the 2026 list of entrants, which is allegedly leading to the CMA considering a change to qualification times. “While this press release looks genuine, even with our official letterhead added, I can confirm that this is fake news,” says CMA General Manager Alain Dalais.

Image: Gauteng News Let me start with an issue that has dominated headlines over the past few weeks – the so-called “yellow-card blunder” that threatened to derail Bafana Bafana’s World Cup qualification campaign. When I heard that our national team had been docked three points, I requested a full report from SAFA following our successful qualification for the World Cup. Just because we survived the scare, that didn’t mean that we needed to sweep the matter under the carpet.

Image: Comrades Marathon Association Entries for the 2026 Comrades Marathon sold out in a record time of just under 10 hours!. History was made this week when general entries opened for the 2026 Comrades Marathon and the ‘sold out’ sign went up the same day. Entries opened at 10am on Monday 3 November, and the cap of 22,000 was reached just before 8pm, less than 10 hours later! The previous record for entries selling out for an edition of the Comrades Marathon was the three d

Image: World Athletics The 12 Athlete of the Year finalists have been confirmed, as the countdown to the World Athletics Awards 2025 continues. The top two athletes in each category – track, field and out of stadium – have been chosen from the first round of voting, which comprised votes from the World Athletics Council, World Athletics Family and a public vote on social media. One of the two athletes will take the crown in their category. A final round of voting – cast by f

Image: Chicago Marathon Event Now Features a Cumulative Prize Purse of More Than $1 Million The Bank of America Chicago Marathon announced today the introduction of prize money for the event’s Para Athletics Program beginning in 2026. By adding prize money to the Para Athletics Program, the event aims to expand opportunities for athletes competing at the highest level of the sport, recognize their accomplishments and attract top Para athletes to the Chicago Marathon. Addition

Image: Anthony Grote Luan Munnik , winner of the 2024 Boxer Super Run Tshwane, and Ryan Mphahlele , winner of the 2025 Boxer Super Run Durban, will face off at the debut of the Boxer Super Run Joburg at Marks Park Sports Club on Sunday, 09 November 2025 . The showdown promises to be a showstopper, with both speedsters openly aiming for gold. According to Munnik , the 5km distance is a sweet spot where speed and endurance collide. “It’s where a 1500m track specialist like me

Image: Wanda Diamond League The biggest stars of global athletics can begin to plot their route to glory in the 2026 Wanda Diamond League with the publication of disciplines for all 15 meetings this Monday. A host of reigning Olympic and world champions will return to action in the Diamond League next year, testing themselves week in, week out at the highest level of track and field. As athletics’ premier one-day meeting series, the Diamond League offers fans and athletes the

Comrades Marathon Association With more than 2,600 entries secured in the early window by the Green Number Club and CMA Members, the 22,000 limit is well on its way! The entry fees are as follows: •South African 2026 Entrants R1200 •Rest of African 2026 Entrants R2000 •International 2026 Entrants R4500 Runners can choose the option to pay the entry fee in one immediate instalment, or in two instalments: 50% on entering and the remaining 50% by the end of February 2026. (Note:

Image: Anthony Grote The Boxer Super Run will celebrate its Joburg debut at Marks Park Sports Club on Sunday, 09 November 2025 , with a strong showing in the ELITE WOMEN’S WAVE . Glenrose Xaba (Boxer Super Run Durban 2025 and Boxer Super Run Tshwane 2024 Champion), Karabo More (Boxer Super Run Durban 2024 Champion), Zanthe Taljaart and Cian Oldknow have all confirmed their readiness to bring the heat on race day. With Boxer Athletics Club’s top runner Glenrose Xaba havin

Image: Dakar 2026 Ayo is a young lion who symbolises the joy and energy of Senegalese youth. The name means “joy” in Yoruba – – and reflects the spirit of celebration and unity associated with the Games. Ayo wears a traditional Fulani Tingandé hat, representing wisdom, dignity and a connection to rural life, Ayo represents the values of Dakar 2026 and highlights the cultural heritage of Senegal as the host nation. The mascot was unveiled by the YOG Organising Committee, dur

Image: ABSM African Bank has officially announced musician, athlete, and philanthropist, Kabelo Mabalane as the brand ambassador for the African Bank Soweto Marathon 2025 (ABSM 2025). The announcement was made during an energetic internal launch event at the Bank’s headquarters, where hundreds of staff members gathered to celebrate the reveal of the ambassador for the race. This year’s marathon is particularly momentous, marking 30 years of the Soweto Marathon and 50 years of

Image, courtesy of World Athletics Earlier this year World Athletics uncovered the systematic theft of money from the organisation by two employees and a contracted consultant. While one of the employees left the organisation before their theft was discovered, another employee and a consultant had their contracts terminated following an internal investigation. Detailed cases have been prepared and handed over to the relevant judicial and legal authorities for criminal investi

Image: Sanlam Cape Town Marathon This year, the race was pursuing its second consecutive pass of the AbbottWMM criteria that must be met in order for Cape Town to join the series. The cancellation of the 2025 event means that the evaluation was not completed. We fully support the decision that was made to cancel the 2025 event in the interests of the safety of runners, volunteers and staff. We also applaud the decision by Cape Town’s title sponsor Sanlam in offering to fund

Yeman Crippa, Jimmy Gressier, Nerio Alessandri, Sebastian Coe and Gaia Sabbatini © Technogym, Image: World Athletics First indoor virtual running competition set to connect professional athletes and enthusiasts in fitness and sports centres around the world Technogym – the world leader in wellness, athletic training, health, and the official supplier to the last 10 Olympic Games – and World Athletics, the global governing body for athletics, are delighted to announce a partne

Image: World Athletics As part of the World Athletics Awards 2025 , World Athletics is pleased to confirm the nominees for Women’s Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year and Men’s Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year. There are five nominees for these two categories, and a vote will take place to identify the two finalists for each. World Athlete of the Year – how it works The nominations reflect some of the standout performances achieved during another memorable year for the sport