Irvette van Zyl Smashes World Record at 50km Ultramarathon
Irvette van Zyl crossed the finish line at 3:04:23 to set a new record as the first South African female to break the 50km IAU World Record, in Gqeberha on Sunday
Gerda Steyn’s First Ever Comrades Marathon Experience
As athletes prepare for the 2021 Comrades Marathon this June, champion South African runner Gerda Steyn takes a trip down memory lane to the night before her first ultra race in 2015
Men Leading the Way in Women’s Sport
In celebration of #InternationalMensDay2020 on Thursday, the gsport Team honours the gentlemen who are making a positive impact to change the face of women’s sport globally.
Ironman Nick Bester Using Second Chance at Life to Open Doors for Female Athletes
“I believe that women have the same rights as men to follow and pursue their dreams,” reveals Comrades Marathon icon, Nick Bester. He plans to use the next years of his life to develop future female athletes. Bester recently suffered a brutal assault while training in Magaliesberg.
Johannes Crowned Most Successful SPAR Grand Prix Athlete
39-year-old Namibian star Helalia Johannes has won the 2019 SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge Grand Prix after being been crowned the competition’s most successful athlete ever
Thabiso in the Name of Charity
Talkshow queen and gsport Woman of the Year nominee, Thabiso Sikwane, is winding up her preparations, as she prepares to run the grueling Comrades Marathon on June 17.
2007 April Woman: Thabiso Sikwane
It’s hard to figure out how Thabiso Sikwane gets everything done, and still manage to be a devoted wife and a loving mom. Her latest challenge shows that this career woman is prepared to follow her dreams and at the same time, is hungry for adventure. The host of SAfm’s Afternoon Talk is planning to […]
SA Women 6th in Richest Race
Champion marathon athlete Gloria Baebo completed the fourth and final leg of Standard Chartered’s Greatest Race on Sunday in Hong Kong in a time of 2 hours 50 minutes.
Gloria Baebo ready Hong Kong
Champion marathon athlete, Gloria Baebo, is to run the fourth and final leg of the world’s most lucrative athletics race in Hong Kong this Sunday (March 4).
Champ Represents SA in Mumbai
Accomplished marathon athlete Louisa Leballo, the sixth woman home in last year’s Two Oceans Marathon, is to run the third leg of the world’s most lucrative athletics race in Mumbai this Sunday (January 21).
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.