Former South African 1 500m champion Ryan Mphahlele says winning his first Boxer 5km Super Run title was the perfect way to end a breakthrough season.
South African middle-distance coach Elvis Khoza, based in Tembisa and coaching athletes on scholarships at the University of Johannesburg, is reaping the rewards of his hard work.
South African middle-distance runner Ryan Mphahlele has been training under the guidance of his coach, Elvis Khoza since he was nine years old.
South Africa’s top middle-distance runner Ryan Mphahlele has already earned himself a place in Team South Africa’s World Athletics Championships squad set to compete in Budapest, Hungary, in August.
South Africa’s middle-distance runner Ryan “King” Mphahlele qualified for the World Senior Athletics Championships in emphatic style by running the fastest 1 500m time on South African soil.
All eyes will be on the 1 500m showdown between SA champion Tshepo Tshite, Nkosinathi Sibiya, and hometown favourite Ryan Mphahlele in the Athletics SA Grand Prix Continental Tour Challenger at the Germiston Stadium on Wednesday.