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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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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)...

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
Sep 18, 20234 min read


Duplantis breaks world pole vault record with 6.23m in Eugene
Back in the stadium where he broke the world record to win his first senior world title in 2022, Mondo Duplantis added another centimetre...

Sifiso Ngobese
Sep 18, 20231 min read


Saina and El Goumri win Sydney Marathon titles
USA’s Betsy Saina held off a late challenge from Ethiopia’s Rahma Tusa to take the women’s title, while Othmane El Goumri claimed the...

Sifiso Ngobese
Sep 17, 20233 min read


Ingebrigtsen and Yavi shine as records fall on day one of Diamond League Final
Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Winfred Yavi, Rai Benjamin and Yulimar Rojas were among the athletes to produce fireworks at Hayward Field on...

Sifiso Ngobese
Sep 17, 20234 min read


Ayana and Ebenyo headline Delhi Half Marathon fields
Ethiopia’s 2016 Olympic 10,000m champion Almaz Ayana and Kenya’s world 10,000m silver medallist Daniel Ebenyo lead the preliminary elite...

Sifiso Ngobese
Sep 15, 20232 min read


World Athletics Cross Country Championships 2024 to move from Croatia to new European host city
World Athletics regrets to announce that the World Athletics Cross Country Championships 2024 will no longer be held in Medulin and Pula...

Sifiso Ngobese
Sep 15, 20231 min read


Final entry lists published for World Athletics Road Running Championships Riga 23
Five world record-holders in the six championship events are among the entries for the inaugural World Athletics Road Running...

Sifiso Ngobese
Sep 13, 20233 min read


SA 1500m Champion, Nkosinathi Sibiya aims to boost his endurance at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY JOBURG 10
South Africa’s three time SA Champion in the 1500m, Nkosinathi Sibiya (Sophiatown, Johannesburg), has cast his eye on the fifth and final...

Sifiso Ngobese
Sep 12, 20234 min read
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