Pay-TV broadcaster SuperSport has grown its Comrades Marathon viewership, with approximately 49% more fans of the iconic South African ultra-marathon tuning into the 2023 broadcast of the race – a Down Run between Pietermaritzburg and Durban on 11...
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Raising funds for a lifesaving dialysis machine
When Paul Hussey was diagnosed with kidney failure and stage 4b lymphoma, few could have believed that nine years later he would return to South Africa and complete the Comrades Marathon.
“At that...
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The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) has confirmed that all drug-tested athletes who completed the 2023 Comrades Marathon have returned negative results for doping, clearing the way for more than R4-million in prize money to be...
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It seems like good fortune was shining on Westville resident, Graham Clare on Comrades Day who had purchased only two tickets into the 2023 Comrades Toyota Win-a-Car competition and was duly declared the winner.
The Comrades Marathon Association...
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“Do good and good will come to you!”
In the spirit of celebrating a phenomenal Comrades race day and Proudly South African Champs in both the Men’s and Women’s races this past Sunday, the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) is calling on...
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The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) hosted an exclusive #Comrades2023 Champions Prizegiving Breakfast, presented by Brand South Africa, at the Southern Sun Elangeni Hotel on Monday, 12 June 2023 with the winners, Tete Dijana and Gerda Steyn...
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For the first time ever, viewers will have two channels to watch the Comrades Marathon on June 11.
The main SuperSport feed, taking in the entire race day from 5am to 6pm, will be broadcast on SS Variety 4. Another feed, focusing on the women’s...
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Medical teamwork supports SA’s most loved ultramarathon
Tuesday, 6 June 2023, Healthcare support preparations for the world’s largest and oldest ultramarathon, the Comrades Marathon, are at an advanced stage. Doctors, paramedics, nurses and...
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With less than two weeks to go to the 96th Comrades Marathon on Sunday, 11 June 2023, the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) has confirmed the following top male and female contenders in this year’s race.
MEN:
In 2022, the Nedbank Running Club...
With its tagline ‘Working Towards a Healthier You’, one of South Africa’s largest medical aid providers, the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS), has come on board as an official sponsor to The Ultimate Human Race. Comrades Marathon...
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