World marathon champion Ruth Chepngetich smashed the world record by 29 seconds to win the N Kolay Istanbul Half Marathon, a World Athletics Elite Label road race, in the Turkish...
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Star-Studded Line-Up as January #GAL2021 Newsmakers Unveiled
The second monthly Newsmakers List ahead of third edition of the gsport Annual List event in December 2021, presents a star-studded line-up as women in sport continue to dominate...
Gerda Steyn Soars In Dubai
Nedbank running club green dream team athlete Gerda Steyn raced to her second fastest time ever when she took victory in the Super Sport 10km night race in Dubai. This forms part...
Gerda Steyn’s First Ever Comrades Marathon Experience
With the 95th Comrades Marathon confirmed for 13 June 2021 as a down run from the Pietermaritzburg City Hall to Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, SA champion marathon runner,...
Adelle Tracey Deals with Dyslexia Through Sport
British middle-distance runner, Adelle Tracey’s inspirational life story of dealing with dyslexia through sport resulted in her appointment as the first-ever Challenge Events...
Ela Meiring’s Running Miracle
Seventeen year old junior athlete, Ela Meiring, was hit by a minibus taxi while on a long run on 16 May, and less than a month later, took a giant leap forward when she raced the...
Carmie Prinsloo’s Rising Athletics Star
Youth Olympian, Carmie Prinsloo, is steadily becoming a household name as the cross-country and track and field athlete dominates local races at junior level and competes on the...
31 Days of Women’s Sport Stories
Since the start of the Covid-19 lockdown in South Africa on 16 March, gsport has told one inspiring story a day to remain on track as we raise the profile of women’s sport. At...
gsport Woman in PR and Sponsorship Winner Marisa Calvert Continues to Break Barriers
gsport Editor, Kass Naidoo, had the honour of interviewing 2019 Momentum gsport award winner, Marisa Calvert, who had won the Woman in PR and Sponsorship gong at the prestigious...
Comrades Marathon Awarded IAU Gold Label Status
The Comrades Marathon has been awarded Gold Label status by the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU). The accolade is a feather in the cap for The Ultimate Human Race...
Sani Stagger Set for Stellar Event
This year’s Sani Stagger and Stagger Trail events will see thousands flock to the Southern Drakensberg to take on the iconic Sani Pass and the trails that surround the Premier...
Johannes Crowned Most Successful SPAR Grand Prix Athlete
The most successful athlete in the history of the SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge Grand Prix awards, Helalia Johannes (Nedbank), pocketed a cheque for R185 000 at the SPAR Grand Prix...