#COMRADES2024 ENTRY PROCESS TO CLOSE NEXT WEEK
No Doubt - Nakanjani
More than 80% of the 23000-entry cap for next year’s 97th Comrades Marathon has been sold with the entry process closing on Monday, 11 December 2023.
CMA Race & Operations Manager, Ann Ashworth has called on runners to get their entry in if they have not yet already entered. The entry tally currently stands at nearly 19000 with 72 countries represented in next year’s 49th Comrades Up Run.
South African entries total 17018 with 13386 males and 3632 females.
Top 10 international breakdown is as follows:
| COUNTRY | MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL |
| Zimbabwe | 209 | 31 | 240 |
| India | 213 | 20 | 233 |
| United Kingdom | 171 | 48 | 219 |
| Botswana | 116 | 22 | 138 |
| Brazil | 109 | 23 | 132 |
| Russian Federation | 102 | 23 | 125 |
| USA | 77 | 38 | 115 |
| Australia | 53 | 26 | 79 |
| Zambia | 46 | 21 | 67 |
| Eswatini | 48 | 17 | 65 |
The provincial breakdown is as follows:
| PROVINCE | TOTAL |
| Gauteng | 7602 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 3578 |
| Western Cape | 1773 |
| Eastern Cape | 1325 |
| Limpopo | 790 |
| Mpumalanga | 772 |
| Free State | 532 |
| North West | 472 |
| Northern Cape | 175 |
The entry period closes on 11 December 2023 or as soon as the entry cap of 23,000 entries has been reached, whichever comes first. Prospective entrants are encouraged to get their entries in early to avoid disappointment.
Entry fees remain the same as that of the 2023 Race and are as follows:
| ENTRY TYPE | ENTRY FEE |
| South Africa 2024 Entrants | R1 200 |
| Rest of Africa 2024 Entrants | R2 000 |
| International 2024 Entrants | R4 500 |
Entry is free to all runners who have completed the Comrades Marathon 25 times or more.
Runners can enter online via the Comrades Marathon website: www.comrades.com or the Comrades App.
The 97th Comrades Marathon will be the 49th Up Run on Sunday, 9 June 2024, starting at the Durban City Hall at 05h30 and ending 12 hours later at the HollywoodBets Scottsville Racecourse, covering a distance of approximately 87km.
