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Gerda Steyn claimed a spectacular record-breaking third consecutive Two Oceans Marathon title in Cape Town on Sunday morning.

Since bursting onto South Africa’s long-distance running scene in 2015, Gerda Steyn has continuously rewritten the history books. She’s not done yet.

Some of the African continent’s top sports stars have confirmed their participation for this Sunday’s annual Mandela Remembrance Walk and Run (www.MandelaWalkandRun.com) event, which takes place worldwide on 5 December 2021. Organisers of the popular

Some of the African continent’s top sports stars have confirmed their participation for this Sunday’s annual Mandela Remembrance Walk and Run  event, which takes place worldwide on 5 December 2021. Organisers of the popular event are urging participants to register and participate virtually – and safely – wherever they are in the country, continent or […]

History made in City marathon

Africa Melane interviewed 2021 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon Race Director Renee Jordaan.

Sport24 looks at the best performing sports for Team South Africa during the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics.South Africa had their wor

JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – WITH several contenders enjoying the form of their lives after attaining personal bests, this weekend’s Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) Half Marathon is anticipated to be a tightly contested affair. The race scheduled for the coastal city of Qgeberha, formerly Port Elizabeth on Saturday, marks a return to road running after more than year of inactivity because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Records have been set at some smaller events. Most of the spotlight in ...

Team SA to wear veldskoene at Olympics opening ceremony in Tokyo By Staff Reporter Share Pretoria - SA marathon runner Gerda Steyn set a new women’s record time in Italy last week but she, like the rest of Team South Africa, will not be wearing running shoes at the opening of the Olympic Games. Instead, the athletes, swimmers and other 300 sportsmen and women of Team SA will wear veldskoene when they carry the South African flag aloft in Tokyo, Japan, for the opening ceremony in less than ...

Gerda Steyn on SA marathon record: I just wanted it so badly Ashfak Mohamed © Provided by Independent Online (IOL) CAPE TOWN - “This one was for all of us!” was Gerda Steyn’s reaction after setting a new South African women’s marathon record in Siena, Italy on Sunday. The 31-year-old ultra-distance star slashed more than a minute off the 25-year-old mark of two hours, 26 minutes and 35 seconds (2:26.35) – set by Colleen de Reuck in Berlin in 1996 – by stopping the ...