In celebration of Mandela Day, the Nelson Mandela Foundation hosted its inaugural Mandela Day Houghton Run on Sunday, 17 July 2022, a day before what would have been his 104th birthday.
Brand South Africa and the Nelson Mandela Foundation wanted the event to be in honour of the global human rights icon who had spent his later years in life in Houghton.
[In Pictures] 8km Mandela Day Walk and Run, JHB#MandelaDay2022 #8kHoughtonWalkAndRun #PlayYourPartSA pic.twitter.com/fiT8PdWoFj
— Play Your Part (@PlayYourPartSA) July 17, 2022
The 8KM Mandela Day Houghton Run race started and ended at the Old Edwardians club with the Virgin Active Houghton hosting the race warm-up.
The race route included some iconic places such as Madiba’s 12th street house, the Sanctuary Mandela on 13th Street and the Nelson Mandela Foundation on Central Street.
What a great morning at Mandela Day 8km Houghton Run.
Great cause @NelsonMandela foundation in collaboration with @futurelifeza pic.twitter.com/BlHL3kFx1C— Kgothatso Montjane (@KGmontjane1) July 17, 2022
The participants were further treated to a performance by the multi award-winning group Ladysmith Black Mambazo with whom they shared many memorable gatherings, including the awarding of the late icon’s Nobel Peace Prize.
Local businesses in and around the area such as Power FM, Vision Tactical and Indwe Insurance showed their support for the event.
The race was also timed by Discovery Vitality offering an incentive of 300 points for members who completed the race.
Photo 1 Caption: South Africa’s leading wheelchair tennis star, Kgothatso Montjane, pictured at the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s “Walking in Madiba’s footsteps in Houghton” 8KM run for Mandela Day on Sunday, 17 July 2022. Photo: Kg Montjane (Twitter)
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