Xaba’s historic fourth Spar Grand Prix crown sealed in grandmother’s embrace
Glenrose “Supercharger” Xaba made history with a fourth SPAR Grand Prix title in Johannesburg, where 15,000 women ran and elite athletes stood against GBV.
Glenrose “Supercharger” Xaba made history with a fourth SPAR Grand Prix title in Johannesburg, where 15,000 women ran and elite athletes stood against GBV.
The SPAR Grand Prix goes down to the wire in Johannesburg on Sunday. Glenrose “Supercharger” Xaba is chasing a historic fourth title, but Cacisile Sosibo starts the final race with a 10-point lead. Before the racing begins, 15,000 women will stand together in silence to honour victims of gender-based violence and femicide.
Gerda Steyn will lead the moment of silence before joining the 10km field.
Glenrose Xaba is chasing a record fourth SPAR Grand Prix title, but with Cacisile Sosibo leading the standings and Tayla Kavanagh absent, Saturday’s 10km could shake up the championship race. A new route, a 550m climb and a fast final 2.5km add another layer to the drama.
Kabelo Mulaudzi kept his cool on a tough, hilly Joburg course to successfully defend his Absa RUN YOUR CITY JOBURG 10K title. The Boxer runner clocked 28:48, averaging 2:43/km, with teammate Zenzile Pheko only four seconds behind in 28:52. 🇰🇪 Deborah Chemutai won the women’s race in 32:50, leading a Kenyan clean sweep of the podium.
Nineteen-year-old Mpho Katiso steps onto one of South Africa’s biggest road running stages in the sold-out Absa RUN YOUR CITY TSHWANE 10K. Training alongside Glenrose Xaba, Karabo More and Karabo Mailula under Violet and Caster Semenya, she is chasing more than a personal best. She is chasing belief, growth and a breakthrough.
Caster Semenya will step back into the competitive spotlight on Sunday, lining up with 18 000 runners at the SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge in Green Point. Once the dominant force in the 800m, the two-time…
Just days before the world’s best distance runners descend on Tallahassee, Team South Africa has been forced into an unwelcome change of stride. Kabelo Mulaudzi, the reigning national 10km cross country champion and one of…
The streets of Johannesburg turned into a grand stage on Heritage Day, where Kabelo Mulaudzi and Karabo Mailula wrote their names in bold across the asphalt of the Absa RUN YOUR CITY JOBURG 10K. Mulaudzi,…
Saturday’s Joburg 10K may belong to the speedsters, but with Gerda Steyn and Tete Dijana on the line, the city gets a rare treat with two ultra legends testing their legs on the challenging hilly route.
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