World Athletics launches Athletics Rush
World Athletics, in collaboration with TapNation, launches Athletics Rush – the ultimate runner-style game that offers players the chance...
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Jul 172 min read
CGA celebrates athletes participating in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
Central Gauteng Athletics is excited to confirm that a total of seven CGA athletes will be representing Team South Africa at the 2024...
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Jul 171 min read
2024 GEMS Spirit of Comrades Awards Nominations Open
The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) is excited to announce the opening of nominations for the prestigious GEMS Spirit of Comrades...
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Jul 164 min read
R430,000 in Local Athlete Incentives to be paid out following the 2024 Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K
An impressive total of R430,000 in incentives will be paid out in recognition of the incredible achievements of local athletes at the 7th...
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Jul 152 min read
The Countdown to the 2024 Totalsports Women's Race Begins
With just over three weeks until the start of the Totalsports Women’s Race celebrations in Women’s Month (August 4 in Durban, August 9 in...
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Jul 122 min read
Hull breaks world 2000m record with 5:19.70 in Monaco
Five days after becoming the fifth-fastest women’s 1500m runner in history, Australia’s Jessica Hull became the quickest 2000m runner of...
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Jul 121 min read
Entry lists published for Paris 2024 Olympic Games
The entry lists for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been published, featuring the names of athletes who intend to compete in the French...
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Jul 124 min read
IOC announces Olympic Esports Games to be hosted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that it has partnered with the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Saudi Arabia...
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Jul 103 min read
Lawrence Cherono Banned for 7 years!
Former marathon world No.1, Lawrence Cherono, has been banned for seven years by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), after admitting to...
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Jul 92 min read
Jimmy Nevis set to join the Women's Day Festivities at Totalsports Women's Race Cape Town
South African singer-songwriter Jimmy Nevis will perform for thousands of women in Cape Town on Friday, August 9, 2024, as they take on...
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Jul 71 min read
Mahuchikh and Kipyegon break world records in Paris
World champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh produced a flawless clearance of 2.10m to break the long-standing world high jump record* at the...
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Jul 75 min read
Records tumble as Gelant and Njoki win Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K
South African long distance sensation Elroy Gelant put on a tactical masterclass on his way to setting a new lifetime best time of 27: 47...
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Jul 55 min read
Olympians gear up for Paris at Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K
Legendary South African distance runner Elroy Gelant plans to use the iconic Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K on Sunday, 7 July, as a...
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Jul 42 min read
South Africa’s biggest one-day race set to deliver the Exceptional
The 29th edition of “the people’s race”, is ready to welcome runners from far and wide come Sunday 3 November 2024, with organisers...
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Jul 42 min read
Soweto Marathon 2024 Entries to be opened at midnight!!!
The highly anticipated African Bank Soweto Marathon 2024 entries will be opened midnight, speaking at the official launch of the people's...
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Jul 32 min read
Ratified: world records for Charlton and Jepchirchir
Women’s world indoor 60m hurdles record 7.65 Devynne Charlton (BAH) Glasgow, 3 March 2024 Women’s world marathon record (women-only)...
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Jul 23 min read
Athletics hits Netflix with release of new series SPRINT
After months of anticipation, the full first series of SPRINT hits screens around the globe today (2 July) as the six-part docuseries...
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Jul 24 min read
Top contenders, Mulaudzi and Mashele aim for podium at Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K
Kabelo Mulaudzi established himself as the next big name in South African road running by winning the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K in...
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Jul 12 min read
President Coe’s meeting with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe travelled to Ukraine this past weekend and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine in...
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Jul 12 min read
Boohle excited to join the Totalsports Women’s Race celebrations in Durban
Runners participating in the highly anticipated Totalsports Women’s Race in Durban on Sunday, 4 August 2024 will be treated to a live...
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