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World Athletics launches new shoe check application
World Athletics has launched a new shoe check application to make it even easier for athletes, coaches, officials and shoe manufacturers...

Sifiso Ngobese
Jun 6, 20242 min read


AIU Bans Kipruto For Six Years For ABP Violation
AIU Bans Kipruto For Six Years For ABP Violation World Championship 10,000 metres bronze medallist and 10-kilometre road-running world...

Sifiso Ngobese
Jun 5, 20243 min read


Moloney maintains upward trajectory at Oceania Championships
Australian decathlete Ashley Moloney is not in Paris yet, but he now has the 2024 Olympic Games host city in sight. Moloney, the Olympic...

Sifiso Ngobese
Jun 5, 20243 min read


Gelant sets sights on another Sub-28 finish this time at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K
Fresh from winning his second national title in four weeks, Elroy Gelant has confirmed that he will line up at the iconic Absa RUN YOUR...

Sifiso Ngobese
Jun 4, 20245 min read


Dedicated medical support for every step of tough ‘Up Run’
Runners in this year’s 97th Comrades Marathon can count on the extensive medical teamwork behind the scenes ready to support them...

Sifiso Ngobese
Jun 4, 20243 min read


NIVEA welcomed as official skincare partner of the Totalsports Women’s Race
The organizers of the Totalsports Women’s Race proudly welcome NIVEA, a global skincare and personal care brand, as the official skincare...

Sifiso Ngobese
Jun 3, 20242 min read


Cell C to incentivise improved performance at Comrades 2024
South Africa’s fastest growing mobile operator, Cell C is going the extra mile to inspire top performances in this year’s edition of the...

Sifiso Ngobese
Jun 3, 20242 min read


World Athletics Ultimate Championship: a new global championship for the sport
World Athletics announces new global championship to conclude the 2026 track and field season • US$10 million prize pot – the highest in...

Sifiso Ngobese
Jun 3, 20244 min read


McLaughlin-Levrone sets world lead on 400m hurdles return in Atlanta
Olympic champion and world record-holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone set a world lead of 52.70 to win her first 400m hurdles race in almost...

Sifiso Ngobese
Jun 2, 20242 min read


Sport and event innovation central pillar in World Athletics’ four-year business strategy
World Athletics’ four-year business strategy, Pioneering Change (2024-2027), outlines the key strategic priorities for the sport, with...

Sifiso Ngobese
May 31, 20243 min read


Comrades2024 Spectator Spots - Where to Catch the Action!
The Comrades Marathon, known as ‘The Ultimate Human Race’, is the world’s oldest and largest ultramarathon. As just over 20,500 runners...

Sifiso Ngobese
May 31, 20242 min read


AIU Launches ‘Call Room’ – A Personalised Integrity-Related Education Service
Athletes will benefit from high-level expertise on sports integrity matters in the build-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as the...

Sifiso Ngobese
May 30, 20242 min read


Comrades Final Race Instructions Video
In a move symbolic of the race’s renewed commitment toward being runner-centric and up-to-date with international trends, the Comrades...

Sifiso Ngobese
May 28, 20242 min read


AIU Bans Suriname's Asinga For Four Years
Issamade Asinga – who contended his positive drug test was due to eating “recovery gummies” – will be stripped of his titles as South...

Sifiso Ngobese
May 27, 20243 min read


Final Comrades Route Cut-off Revised
With its focus on putting Runners First and in response to runner requests and ongoing efforts to ensure that participants have the best...

Sifiso Ngobese
May 27, 20241 min read


Totalsports Women’s Race continues to Empower Women and support Pink Drive in 2024
Promising to be the biggest Women’s Month celebration yet, the Totalsports Women's Race proudly continues to empower women while...

Sifiso Ngobese
May 27, 20244 min read


Drive Home in a Chery Tiggo 4 Pro LiT at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K!
The Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series heads to Durban on Sunday, 7 July 2024, for the 7th annual Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K. This road running...

Sifiso Ngobese
May 27, 20244 min read


Comrades Retrospective Winners Jacket Recipients
Since 2015, the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) has been awarding Winners Jackets to male and female winners of the race. 2016 saw...

Sifiso Ngobese
May 27, 20241 min read


Chebet breaks world 10,000m record with 28:54.14 in Eugene
In a race that was set up as a 10,000m world record attempt, Beatrice Chebet of Kenya ran 28:54.14* to make history at the Prefontaine...

Sifiso Ngobese
May 25, 20241 min read


Australia names team of 68 for World U20 Championships Lima 24
Rising sprint star Torrie Lewis and global gold medallist Isaac Beacroft are among the 68 athletes on Australia’s team for the World...

Sifiso Ngobese
May 24, 20242 min read
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