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Call for Comrades Volunteers
It’s 94 days to Comrades race day and as most runners are aware, the 2024 Comrades Marathon will take place on Sunday, 9 June 2024. For...

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 6, 20242 min read


Glasgow kick starts busy year of global action in style
The World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24 concluded on Sunday (3) after three days of thrilling action that kicked off a busy...

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 5, 20245 min read


Mashele, Sang set sights on 2024 Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K
After setting a national record of 27:35 when he took second place at the inaugural Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K in 2023, Precious...

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 5, 20245 min read


Hailu delivers in 1500m to give Ethiopia golden finish in Glasgow
Ethiopia waited until the closing stages of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24 to win their first gold medal of the...

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 4, 20242 min read


Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series partners with CANSA as its official charity for 2024
The Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series organisers are thrilled to welcome the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) as the official charity...

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 4, 20244 min read


World record by Charlton, plus Bol and Doom at the double on final session in Glasgow
Devynne Charlton of The Bahamas produced the second world record of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24 as she lowered...

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 4, 20241 min read


Holloway matches championship record to retain world 60m hurdles title
Grant Holloway of the United States duly earned his 76th consecutive win over 60m hurdles in the Glasgow Arena on Saturday (2) – and it...

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 3, 20242 min read


Alfred makes history for St Lucia
The two big favourites for the title ended up taking the top two spots in the women’s 60m final at the World Athletics Indoor...

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 3, 20242 min read


Kipruto and Kebede run Japanese all-comers' records in Tokyo
Kenya’s Benson Kipruto and Sutume Asefa Kebede of Ethiopia set respective Japanese all-comers' records of 2:02:16 and 2:15:55 to win at...

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 3, 20243 min read


Bol and Holloway deliver on thrilling evening in Glasgow
The second evening session at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24 provided one of the great indoor athletics sessions,...

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 3, 20241 min read


World Athletics and Morinaga announce new sponsorship agreement
World Athletics and Morinaga today (2 March) announced a new two-year agreement for the Japanese food manufacturing company to become a...

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 3, 20241 min read


Crouser completes shot put title collection on thrilling first day in Glasgow
Ryan Crouser, world and Olympic shot put champion, completed his title collection in crushing fashion at the World Athletics Indoor...

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 3, 20241 min read


Athletics ready to put on a show in Glasgow
On the eve of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe celebrated the athletes who...

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 1, 20245 min read


Exclusive TV rights package - 2024 to 2026:BMW BERLIN-MARATHON LIVE on RTL
The BMW BERLIN-MARATHON is returning to the RTL family after 14 years. The Cologne-based broadcaster has agreed an exclusive national TV...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 29, 20242 min read


World Athletics to launch official Inside Track podcast
World Athletics is launching a new podcast as part of its ongoing series of content on Inside Track – the exclusive, access-all-areas...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 28, 20242 min read


Comrades renews and upscales Thirsti Water partnership
The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) is proud to announce the four-year renewal of its Official Hydration Partner and now Tier One...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 28, 20243 min read


Athletes display beautiful performance at CGA Track and Field League finale
Central Gauteng Athletics hosted the final league of the 2024 CGA Track and Field season this past Saturday, 24 February 2024 at...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 28, 20242 min read


Top athletes at the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON 2024
On 7 April 2024, the who's who of the endurance sports community will meet at the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON to kick off the season on...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 27, 20243 min read


SA Athlete Prize Incentives announced for 2024 Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series
Following the recent announcement of the Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series' unprecedented, combined Prize Purse of R 1,560,000.00 in 2024,...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 27, 20245 min read


Release: Join Comrades Women’s Webinar this Thursday
Following two well-attended webinars over the past weeks, the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) will host a women-specific webinar for...

Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 27, 20242 min read
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