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World Athletics awards 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships to Serbia
The World Athletics Council has awarded the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships – which will be held on 30 March – to...
Sep 27, 20231 min read


Excitement builds in the Boxer Super Run Elite Men’s Race
Excitement is building in the Boxer Super Run Elite Men’s Race with a strong contingent of Boxer Athletics Club elite runners, including...
Sep 27, 20234 min read


Tigst Assefa runs fabulous world record, Eliud Kipchoge triumphs, Amanal Petros breaks German record
Photo: SCC EVENTS/Jean-Marc Wiesner A day for the history books. Tigst Assefa ran across the finishing line at the Brandenburg Gate after...
Sep 25, 20235 min read


Former track specialist Assefa finds her true calling as a marathon runner
When Tigst Assefa won in Berlin last year with a course record on her first serious attempt at the marathon, it came as a complete shock....
Sep 25, 20234 min read


Nkhasi and Desta set new Absa RUN YOUR CITY JOBURG 10K Course Records
Lesotho’s Namakoe Nkhasi and Ethiopia’s Debash Desta emerged triumphant at the 2023 Absa RUN YOUR CITY JOBURG 10K and in the process...
Sep 24, 20235 min read


King Kipchoge does it again!!
The Kenyan world-record holder has won the Berlin Marathon for a record fifth time, crossing the line in 2:02min 42sec in the German...
Sep 24, 20231 min read


Assefa smashes world marathon record in Berlin with 2:11:53
Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa successfully defended her BMW Berlin Marathon title in style, smashing the world record with 2:11:53* while...
Sep 24, 20232 min read


Women's marathon world record at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2023
Tigst Assefa has pulverized the world record at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON. The Ethiopian stormed to the finish at the Brandenburg Gate...
Sep 24, 20231 min read


Kipchoge targets title No.5, Assefa seeks another win in Berlin
Eliud Kipchoge and Tigst Assefa return to defend their BMW Berlin Marathon titles, with Kipchoge on the hunt for a record fifth men’s...
Sep 23, 20235 min read


Ratified: world road mile records for Hiltz and Prakel
Women’s world road mile record 4:27.97 Nikki Hiltz (USA) Des Moines 25 April 2023 Men’s world road mile record 4:01.21 Sam Prakel (USA)...
Sep 22, 20231 min read


All of Berlin in motion: The BMW BERLIN-MARATHON is just around the corner
The BMW BERLIN-MARATHON is about to start and already has a highlight in store on Friday night. At Meet the Legends (6:15 p.m. near...
Sep 22, 20234 min read


Mulaudzi and Desta the athletes to beat at Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series finale in Joburg
The 2023 Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series will culminate with the Absa RUN YOUR CITY JOBURG 10K on Sunday 24 September 2023, and promises to be...
Sep 22, 20235 min read


BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, Outstanding Event with Elite and Mass Sport in Unison
High Economic Impact Fastest Women’s Field in its History Course Records as Targets Inlineskating on Saturday Afternoon Inclusivity...
Sep 21, 20234 min read


A Battle Royale Expected for World Champion Titles in Riga
Five world record-holders in the six championship events are among the entries for the inaugural World Athletics Road Running...
Sep 21, 20233 min read


Focus shifts from track as road racing season heats up
As the international outdoor track and field season draws to a close, we now look forward to the feast of top-class road racing that will...
Sep 21, 20232 min read


Boxer Super Run shines the spotlight on future stars through a fun Schools Challenge!
Calling all Rising Stars! Boxer Super Run Event Organisers have introduced an exciting Schools Challenge that is guaranteed to spark...
Sep 20, 20233 min read


South African, Melikhaya Frans, raises his hand!!
Melikhaya Frans, a three-time SA Representative in the Marathon and Half Marathon has also entered the fray for the final leg of the Absa...
Sep 19, 20233 min read


In-form Desta set to shine at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY JOBURG 10K
Following her win at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY TSHWANE 10K in August this year, Ethiopia’s 18-year-old Debash Desta has now set her sights...
Sep 19, 20231 min read


Last chance to warm up with PUMA and the Absa RUN YOUR CITY JOBURG 10K Team!
Jozi runners and walkers have one last chance to warm up with PUMA and the Absa RUN YOUR CITY (RYC) JOBURG 10K Team before race day at...
Sep 18, 20234 min read


'City Clean Up' set to prepare the City of Gold for the Absa RUN YOUR CITY JOBURG 10K
Jozi runners are invited to join the Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series Team at a fun ‘City Clean Up’ at the Absa Towers West on Saturday, 23...
Sep 18, 20234 min read
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