The highly anticipated African Bank Soweto Marathon 2024 entries will be opened midnight, speaking at the official launch of the people's race held at the Sakhumzi Restaurant, located at the well known and reach history Vilakazi Street in Soweto, Race director Danny Bloomberg told full packed media fraternity and Athletics fanatics that the 2024 edition of Soweto Marathon will be held on Sunday the 3rd of November 2024.
He also mention changes in the start and the finish of the 2024 Soweto Marathon, with the start to be held at Golden Highway and the finish at Nasrec, the South of Johannesburg. These changes were as a result of series of complains received from the Athletes about the FNB Stadium finish venue, "as a listening management of the race, we had to take the decision that will please the pillars of Soweto Marathon, the Athletes, he said".
The burning issue of the previous year's 2023 T-shirts did not left behind as they started to tackle it before everything, on his opening, one of the Soweto Marathon officials expressed their sincere apology for what happened last year regarding T-shirts, he requested all those who have not yet received their T-shirts to come forward so that they can receive what is due to them.
The good news is that, this year's edition of African Bank Soweto Marathon will be live on Supersport, the Channel of Champions. this has been assured by the Athletics South Africa president, Mr James Moloi himself. Speaking at the official launch of Soweto Marathon, Mr Moloi assured Athletes and South Africans that they are working tirelessly to ensure the smooth running of all Athletics codes in South Africa.