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Image: World Athletics Belgian steeplechaser Tim Van de Velde has been selected as the winner of the International Fair Play Award following his selfless act to help another athlete during competition at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25. Following nominations from fans, members of the International Fair Play Committee (CIFP) and World Athletics formed a jury to decide on a shortlist of fair play moments in athletics from 2025, before Van de Velde was declared the wi

Image: World Athjletics World champions Mondo Duplantis and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone have been announced as the World Athletes of the Year, receiving top honours in Monaco in recognition of their standout achievements in 2025. Sweden’s pole vault star Duplantis and USA’s sprint sensation McLaughlin-Levrone were the final winners to be revealed at the  World Athletics Awards 2025 on Sunday (30), on an evening that saw six athletes crowned in three categories – track, field a

Image: Tobias Ginsberg Runners that have yet to secure an entry for the 2026 Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon (TTOM)  – can still do so while making a tangible and positive difference in the lives of others - by purchasing a Charity Entry  through one of the 35 charity partners  selected by TTOM for 2026. “The Charity Entry Programme is incredibly close to our hearts,” says Michael Meyer, Managing Director of Stillwater Sports . “TTOM has always been about more than just the r

Image: Anthony Grote Stillwater Sports , the organisers of one of South Africa’s premier 10km road running series, the Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series , are excited to announce that the 2026 season  will kick off earlier than ever, with the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K   moving from April to Sunday, 01 March 2026 . "We’re excited to announce that the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K will be moving to a new date in 2026, taking place on Sunday, 01 March,” says Michael Meyer, Manag

Image: Supplied Elite golfer and Skechers athlete Matt Fitzpatrick has triumphed once again, securing his third DP World Tour Championship title and his tenth overall DP World Tour victory in a thrilling play-off at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai on Sunday. The final round of the tournament saw Fitzpatrick deliver a masterclass in precision and resilience, culminating in a hard-fought victory powered by Skechers GO GOLF Blade shoes and Performance Apparel. “Claiming my third

Image: Supplied Chasing the Sun's Emmy-Nominated Team Launches Stinger GC Golf Documentary the launch of a viral stunt by Springbok legend Bryan Habana to promote Greens & Gold  - the story of South Africa's LIV Golf team Stinger GC - from the team responsible for the multi-award-winning Chasing the Sun  franchise. Habana says, “As an official ambassador for Stinger GC, and in anticipation of the upcoming Greens & Gold documentary series that's set to go live on 14 December,

Image: IOC The Olympic Truce Resolution was adopted today by the 80 th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The resolution calls for the observance of the Olympic Truce for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry and Milano Cortina 2026 Organising Committee President and IOC Member Giovanni Malagò welcomed the adoption, by consensus, in their addresses during the Ge

Image: World Athletics Six nominees have been announced for the Member Federations Award ahead of the World Athletics Awards 2025 . The Member Federations Award recognises a Member Federation that has distinguished itself in its accomplishments throughout the year and, as a result, positively contributed to the growth and profile of the sport. The shortlisted federations were nominated by each of the six area associations. The winner – as decided by the World Athletics Execut

Image: Courtesy of World Athletics Three action-packed sessions stacked with finals – from start to finish. The schedule for the World Athletics Ultimate Championship has been published, to mark 300 days until the groundbreaking event takes place in Budapest.  The Ultimate Championship will assemble world champions, Olympic champions, Wanda Diamond League winners and the year’s best performing athletes for an epic clash of titans on 11-13 September 2026.  Every moment will co

Image: Courtesy of World Athletics Three finalists for the Photograph of the Year award have been selected ahead of the World Athletics Awards 2025. From the 141 images that were submitted, a panel of judges – comprising two-time world 100m hurdles champion Sally Pearson, four-time world triple jump champion Christian Taylor, photographer and Paris 2024 photo chief Pascal Rondeau, and World Athletics digital creative manager Christel El Saneh – narrowed the entries to 10 shor

Image: AFP / Getty Images The competition schedule for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, published today, confirms that for the first time in history, athletics will span the entire Olympic period – starting on day one and running through to the final day of the Games. The athletics competition will begin with a bang on Saturday 15 July 2028, as the women’s 100m takes centre stage on the very first day of Olympic action. All three rounds – including the final – will take pl

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