2024 is Set to be Another Bumper Year for Women’s Sport
With the Olympic and Paralympic Games taking place in Paris, France this year, sportswomen will look to build on platforms built in 2023 as they pursue international success in a bumper year for women’s sport in 2024
Ciara Mageean Shatters Women’s Fastest Parkrun Record By 18 Seconds
Northern Ireland’s Ciara Mageean broke the women’s fastest time run in a parkrun event clocking a 15:13 finish in the Irish capital of Belfast. This comes a day after she was named 2023 BBC Northern Ireland Sports Personality of the Year.
Gerda Steyn Breaks SA Marathon Record in Valencia in an Olympic Qualifying Time
South Africa’s golden long-distance gem Gerda Steyn has ticked yet another box that sees her wrap up 2023 with a record-breaking marathon run in Spain and with it a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
2023 Soweto Marathon Champ Irvette van Zyl on Recovery, Winning and Enticing 2024 Targets
Irvette van Zyl appears to be regaining her top form after overcoming a significant injury setback. Her performance at the 2023 Soweto Marathon over the weekend suggests a reversal of fortunes for this well-liked South African long-distance specialist.
Caster Semenya: ‘They call me Mokgadi, I’m Here to Guide. I am a Freedom Fighter’
“They called me Mokgadi, because I am a guider. I’m here to guide, I’m here to fight for what’s right. I am a freedom fighter, I am a South African, that’s what we do best.” Read about SA track star Caster Semenya’s Recent Interview with Anele and the Club on 947
Former Comrades Winner Ann Ashworth Appointed Race & Operations Manager at CMA
Winner of 2018 Comrades Marathon Ann Ashworth has been announced as the new Race and Operations Manager at the CMA, bringing a wealth of experience as a running coach and now as a retired elite ultra-distance athlete
No Race Like It Says 4-Time Soweto Marathon Champ Irvette van Zyl
No race like Soweto says 4-Time Marathon champion Irvette van Zyl after using her power through its undulating hills to comfortably win the iconic race in hot conditions in Johannesburg on Sunday morning
All Eyes on African Trio in the Big Apple’s Marathon on Sunday
Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir, Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey and Hellen Obiri of Kenya line up as senior women’s top favourites to clinch the 2023 New York City Marathon in the USA on Sunday
Shanae Williams Closes Triathlon Season in Style while Italy’s Bianca Seregni Continues World Cup Wins with Gold in Miyazaki
Italy’s Bianca Seregni continues her World Cup winning streak with gold at the 2023 World Triathlon Cup in Miyazaki as Shanae Williams finishes the season with a solid top-20 finish in ideal conditions alongside Hitotsuba beach in Japan
Luxembourgh’s Jeanne Lehair is Top-Ranked in Miyazaki for 2023 Triathlon World Cup Season Finale
All home eyes will be on African no. 1-ranked triathlete Shanae Williams as she takes on forty-six of the world’s best in an international field stacked with experience and emerging talent at the World Cup tour in Miyazaki, Japan
Vicky van der Merwe becomes the Continent’s Best Triathlete at African Champs
South Africa’s Vicky van der Merwe claimed the Elite women’s title to lead a South African podium sweep also including Amber Schlebusch Shanae Williams at the African Triathlon Championship at Hurghada in Egypt from 13-15 October
Calli Thackery victorious on her McKirdy Micro Marathon Debut in New York
Calli Thackery had a debut for the books after she ran the joint second-fastest time by a British woman at the McKirdy Micro Marathon in New York. It was also comfortably inside the Olympic qualifying time of 2:26:50.