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Joma strengthens its international presence by partnering with the Two Oceans Marathon
Image: Two Oceans Marathon Joma is proud to announce its new role as Technical and Apparel Sponsor of the world-renowned Two Oceans...
Feb 43 min read


Be the First to Win a Chery Tiggo 4 Pro LiT Vehicle at the 2025 Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES in Gqeberha
Image: Richard Pearce The Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K will make its much-anticipated return to 'The Friendly City' on Sunday, 13...
Feb 33 min read


IOC elects Dolomiti Valtellina in the Italian Alps as host of the Winter Youth Olympic Games 2028
Image: IOC Dolomiti Valtellina 2028 will be the fifth edition of the Winter YOG. Competitions will take place only in existing venues...
Jan 314 min read


Record $36 Million Raised for Charity at the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Image: AI Runners Can Secure an Entry into the Sold-Out 2025 Event by Running and Fundraising for Charity The Bank of America Chicago...
Jan 293 min read


Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K returns to ‘The Friendly City’ in April
Image: Tobias Ginsberg The Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K is turning three! Runners and walkers are invited to “actively” celebrate...
Jan 292 min read


CMA Appoints New General Manager
Image: Alain Dalais The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Alain Dalais as the new General...
Jan 271 min read


Lené Swart co-opted onto Comrades Marathon Board
Image: Gijima Athletics News The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) is pleased to announce the co-option of Lené Swart to its Board....
Jan 272 min read


Gerda Steyn Joins Hollywood Athletics Club
Gerda Steyn on the left, Image: Gijima Athletics News Three-time Comrades Marathon champion and five-time Two Oceans Marathon winner...
Jan 152 min read


Comrades Roadshow Begins in Joburg in Three Weeks
Image: Comrades Marathon Association More Than A Race - Isiko Mpilo The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) is excited to announce the...
Jan 151 min read


Barry Holland co-opted onto Comrades Marathon Board
Image: Gijima Athletics News The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) is pleased to announce the co-option of Comrades Quadruple Green...
Jan 82 min read


Chebet smashes world 5km record with 13:54 in Barcelona
Image: Ziao Jiang / organisers Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet ended her year on a high by running a stunning 13:54* to shatter...
Jan 21 min read


Yang and Bonfim confirmed winners of World Athletics Race Walking Tour
Dan Vernom China’s Yang Jiayu and Brazil’s Caio Bonfim have been confirmed as the overall winners in the 2024 World Athletics Race...
Dec 18, 20242 min read


Get ready for the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K as 2025 entries open on Wednesday!
Image: Tobias Ginsberg The Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K will celebrate its third anniversary in ‘The Friendly City’ on Sunday, 13...
Dec 17, 20243 min read


Obituary – Alen Hattingh
Image: Comrades Marathon Association The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) is saddened by news of the passing of Alen Hattingh this...
Dec 16, 20245 min read


Ratified: world records for Chebet, Duplantis, McLaughlin-Levrone, Chepngetich and Kawano
Image: Getty Images Women’s 10,000m 28:54.14 Beatrice Chebet (KEN) Eugene, 25 May 2024 Mixed 4x400m 3:07.41 United States (V Norwood, S...
Dec 12, 20242 min read


Comrades Marathon Women’s Boot Camps Return in 2025
More Than A Race – Isiko Mpilo In line with its strategic focus of increasing female participation in The Ultimate Human Race, the...
Dec 11, 20242 min read


RECORDS TUMBLE AT ASA SUB-YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS - Day 1
The last national athletics championship of the year opened with a bang on Friday, as South Africa's youngest rising track and field...
Dec 7, 20242 min read


Skotheim wins International Fair Play Award
Norwegian decathlete Sander Skotheim has been named winner of the International Fair Play Award as part of the World Athletics Awards...
Dec 7, 20243 min read


Full qualification system and ‘road to’ tool launch for World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25
The full qualification system and the ‘road to’ tracking tool have been published for the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 . As...
Dec 7, 20241 min read


Around 5 billion people - 84 per cent of the potential global audience - followed the Olympic Games Paris 2024
A record 84 per cent of the potential global audience* followed the Olympic Games Paris 2024 according to independent research conducted...
Dec 7, 20243 min read
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