Riana 5th in Singapore
Champion marathon athlete, Riana van Niekerk, crossed the finish line of the Singapore Leg of the Standard Chartered Greatest Race on Earth in fifth position earlier today (Sunday December 3), in a time of 2 hours 55 minutes and 45 seconds.
Riana for Richest Race in Singapore
Riana van Niekerk, the eighth woman to cross the finish line in the 2006 Comrades Marathon, will be flying the flag for South Africa in the Standard Chartered ‘Greatest Race on Earth’ second leg on 3 December in Singapore.
Mentoor 9th in Richest Race
Champion marathon athlete, Farwa Mentoor, has finished 9th in a time of 3 hours and 12 minutes in the first leg of the Women’s Team Challenge category at the 2006/07 Standard Chartered Bank $1.5m Greatest Race on Earth in Nairobi on Sunday, October 29.
Mentoor’s Greatest Race
Champion distance athlete, Farwa Mentoor, the sixth woman to cross the finishing line in this year’s Comrades Marathon, will be flying the South African flag in the first leg of Standard Chartered Bank’s Greatest Race on Earth in Nairobi this Sunday (October 29).
SA Enters Greatest Race on Earth
Standard Chartered Bank, one of the world’s most international banks with 50 000 employees in 56 countries, including South Africa, has announced its sponsorship of a South African women’s team to compete in the 2006/07 Standard Chartered Greatest Race on Earth.
Stiff Competition in SPAR Challenge
Some of South Africa’s top runners will be competing in the SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge with Bokomo in Randburg on Sunday, and a fierce battle for top honours is expected.
SA Cross Country Champs
Exciting competition is expected at the SA Cross Country Championships which will take place at Lesedi Village, Middelburg Mine, near Witbank on Saturday.
Harmony Enters Strong Team
Pretoria, Thursday, 24th August 2006 – One of South Africa’s top athletics clubs – Harmony Athletics – have entered a very strong team for the SPAR Women’s 10 km Challenge in Hatfield, Pretoria, on Saturday afternoon.