Charles Baloyi

South African marathon champion Bennett Seloyi has confirmed to SABC Sport that he will compete in the Soweto Marathon on 29 November, aiming for a top ten finish in what will be his debut appearance at the iconic race.

World Under-20 400m champion Udeme Okon says he is now focused on catching up with schoolwork and preparing for his final exams after missing a significant portion of the school term to represent South Africa at the World Senior Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

Former South African 10km record holder and national half-marathon champion Precious Mashele is preparing to make his marathon debut next year.

Swimming South Africa (SSA) president Alan Fritz has raised serious concerns following their recent meeting with Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie in Johannesburg, where they pleaded with him not to slash the federation’s funding.

After the disappointment of the cancelled Cape Town Marathon due to severe weather last week, Hendrick Ramaala’s Zoo Lake training group is turning its attention to the upcoming Soweto Marathon.

World Under-20 100m and 200m champion Bayanda Walaza says he will come back stronger after missing the World Senior Championships in Tokyo due to injury.

Headline sponsor of the Soweto Marathon, African Bank has confirmed that the winners of this year’s 42.2km race — both male and female — will each walk away with R250,000.

Three-time Cape Town Marathon champion Stephen Mokoka has defended the organizers’ decision to cancel Sunday’s race due to severe weather conditions.

Nedbank Running Club manager and former Comrades Marathon champion Nick Bester insists there was no need for the organizers of the Cape Town Marathon to cancel Sunday’s race just hours before the start, calling the decision “rushed and embarrassing.”