Despite some encouraging performances, the first day of the KwaZulu-Natal Athletics Senior, TVET Colleges and Masters Championship hosted at the King's Park Athletics Stadium on Friday 20 March was a generally disappointing affair underlined by low participation levels and poor crowd attendance.  For example, the senior men’s 10,000m race which had been one of the most highly anticipated events of the two day programme, was ultimately contested by just two athletes in Cwenga

Athletics coach Oupa Maruping hopes the launch of Vorentoe Sports School of Specialisation (SOS) will bring back sponsors to the school. The institution has produced some of South Africa’s top athletes including the likes of Mapaseka Makhanya, Bayanda Walaza, Naledi Makgatha, Nolene Conrad, Tumisang Monnatlala and the Phalula twins, Lebo and her sister Lebogang. The schools’ athletics programme had been sponsored by Murray and Roberts from 2000 but when the construction firm

Billed as Athletics Gauteng North's ultimate Comrades Marathon qualifier, organisers of the Mpileng Tshwane North Ultra declared themselves ready to host AGN’s only single lap ultra marathon on 18 April. The fourth edition of the tough 50km event which starts and finishes at the Akasia Community Hall in Pretoria North and is run along eastern spine of the Magaliesburg has grown considerably since it’s inception in 2023 when just less than 1200 runners took part over in the 50

Just days after winning the Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) title in the fastest 400m clocking of the 2026 season thus far, Lythe Pillay has taken a major stride off the track by securing a high-profile endorsement deal with one of the fastest growing sports apparel and shoe brands On. Yesterday (18 March), the Swiss sportswear giant  officially announced that the two-time Olympian had been added to its global athlete roster, signalling a significant move by the brand to shar

Known for his five gold medals at the Comrades Marathon, Joseph Manyedi is excited to make an impact on theTotalsports Two Oceans Ultra Marathon powered by BYD on Saturday 11 April 2026, with his sights firmly set on securing a maiden gold medal at the iconic race. "I want to test something," smiled Manyedi. "That's why I want to run Two Oceans, which will also be part of my preparations for the Comrades Marathon." Manyedi celebrates his top 30 finish during the 2025 Totalspo

Renowned Zimbabwean long-distance athlete Fortunate Chidzivo is eager to add to her impressive track record when she makes her fourth appearance at the Totalsports Two Oceans Half Marathon powered by BYD on Sunday, 12 April 2026. As Zimbabwe's current half marathon record holder (1:10:50), Chidzivo will line up confident that her preparations have positioned her well to challenge her rivals and contend for another gold medal. "So far, I don't have any complaints. The preparat

Just two weeks after winning the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K, South African long distance sensation Adriaan Wildschutt celebrated one of the biggest titles of his career when he won yesterday’s (15 March) New York Half Marathon in 59:30 on a cold and breezy morning in The Big Apple.  Wildschutt, who was running on only the second half-marathon of his career after debuting with an SA Record 59:13 at the Valencia Half Marathon last October, delivered a well tactical perfo

Glenrose Xaba closed off her remarkable racing weekend on cloud nine, with a third victory in as many days. Her impressive streak of weekend victories began with the 10 000m crown at the Athletics Gauteng North (AGN) U16, U18, U20, U23 & Senior Track & Field Championships at the Pilditch Athletics Stadium on Friday 13 March.  Xaba clocked 31:56.65 at over 1300m above sea level to win by more than a minute from training partner and Boxer Athletic Club teammate Karabo Mailula (

The second day of the Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) Track and Field Championships delivered drama, records and a thrilling comeback story as Kabelo Mulaudzi stormed to victory in the senior men's 5 000m after a lengthy injury lay-off. In a race packed with tactics and late fireworks, Mulaudzi showed both patience and grit before producing a devastating final sprint to edge rising star Zenzile Pheko by the narrowest of margins at the University of Johannesburg Athletics Sta

KwaZulu-Natal Athletics (KZNA) has entered into a pioneering new partnership with the Durban University of Technology (DUT) to strengthen the Sub-Elite Development Programme by advancing athlete support through education, science, and performance development. This landmark announcement was formally made on Monday, 9 March, at DUT’s Durban Ritson Campus. Speaking after the announcement, an excited KZNA President Steve Mkasi said the deal will help athletes to perform better. 

National women's shot put and discus champion Colette Uys admitted she is not satisfied with her start to the season, conceding she is not yet throwing the distances she had hoped for at this stage. Uys produced arguably the best season of her career in 2025. She threw over 18m for the first time in the shot put when she tossed 18.14m to capture the national title at the Athletics South Africa (ASA) senior champs, backing that up with a gold in the discus, before narrowly mis

Frustrated with the delays in the payment of prize money from the 2025 Africanbank Soweto Marathon, several top runners are considering taking legal action against the organisers of The People's Race. Lesotho's Joseph Seutloali for example who is coached by Andrew Booyens, was the first man across the finish line on 29 November 2025 . He should have received R250 000 for his efforts but is still waiting and losing hope.  More than three months after the race was staged and a

Having waved goodbye the world of competitive running, the first citizen of marathon running Eluid Kipchoge is taking his first steps towards realising his dream of making our world a running world. Last year the two-time Olympic champion and former marathon World Record holder announced his retirement from competitive marathon racing declaring his intention to run a marathon on each of the seven continents over the next two years. Today (9 March) the 41-year-old Kenyan annou

South African sprinting legend, Akani Simbine is excited that South Africa will be defending their World Athletics Relays titles closer to home. The 2026 international biennial track and field sporting event will be staged in Gaborone, Botswana from 2 to 3 May 2026. At last year's World Relays Team South Africa brought home three medals which included two gold medals in the men's 4x100m and the men's 4x400m, while the women's 4x400m took the bronze medal as Team SA finished t

After suffering the disappointment of being left out of the team that represented South Africa at the World Cross Country Championships in the United States in January, Zenzile Pheko found that success is born from struggle when his agony turned to joy at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K on Sunday 1 March. Although the 20-year-old claimed the silver medal at the Athletics South Africa (ASA) Cross Country Championships in Middelburg in September, he was injured during the

African sprint legend Akani Simbine says having a meet named after him while he is still an active athlete is an indication of just how much he believes in the event. South Africa will host its first ever World Athletics silver label track and field meet, the inaugural Simbine Classic Continental Tour on 28 April at the Pilditch Stadium in Tshwane.  "I wouldn’t put my face or name into something that I don’t believe in. I have done it with the Shootouts and that has gone well

Buoyed by the performance of his training partner Elroy Gelant who clocked 2:08:20 at the Osaka Marathon on 22 February, Tumisang Monnatlala sees no reason why he shouldn’t have a memorable 42km outing when he lines up at the Milan Marathon in Italy on 12 April. Yet the former SA 3000m steeplechase champion's transition from the track to the road has been anything but conventional because although Monnatlala hs competed in more ultra marathon races than he has over the standa

Enstika Athletics Club's elite athlete, Mphatsho Nadolo, is confident that he has what it takes to secure a spot on the podium at the 2026 Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon. Nadolo who hails from Malawi but lives and trains in KwaZulu-Natal is in the middle of a busy start to the season, having already completed two marathons this year.  Nadolo racing for a top five finish at the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon. This year he wants to end up on the podium. Photo Credit: Cuan Wal

Although it was Brenda Jepchirchir and Adriaan Wildschutt who grabbed the headlines on Sunday, 1 March, after their dominant victories at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA, a number of other athletes achieved notable milestones. In just his second year as a senior athlete, 20-year-old Zenzile Pheko claimed an impressive fifth place finish as he lowered his personal best from 29:41 to 28:44, while Lesotho’s Nthabiseng Lekotoko also came away with a new career best 33:26 as she

Although narrowly missing her goal of becoming the first woman to break the 30-minute barrier for 10km on African soil, Brenda Jepchirchir lived up to her pre-race favourite status at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K on Sunday, 1 March 2026. In the men’s race, defending champion Adriaan Wildschutt produced another commanding performance to retain his title in 'The Friendly City.' After a fast start that saw her go through halfway in 14:49 with her training partner Faith Ch