Death defying Bester targets 2021 return
by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – NICK Bester, the legendary veteran athlete and coach, is targeting a return to the track next year. This after an almost…
Athletics
Athletics back in Gauteng, months after strict lockdown
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – WHEN the starting pistol is fired at the Kgosi Mampuru Prison sports ground in Pretoria on Saturday, it will signal the first race…
Romario aims for SA marathons clean sweep
by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – HE is aged only nine but already, Romario Valentine has clocked over 500 kilometres on the track and boasts finishing the Comrades…
Ten-day countdown to Cape Marathon begins
from DION HENRICK in Cape Town CAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – EXCITEMENT around the Cape Town Marathon is building as the ten-day countdown to the race begins. The…
Comrades finally defies coronavirus
by NJABULO BUTHELEZI DURBAN, (CAJ News) – THE Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) has at last gotten the better of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic after managing to…
van Niekerk inspires SA from the last lane
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africa’s Olympic runner and world record holder, Wayde van Niekerk, is making the most of his improbable feat in Brazil…
Court ruling against Semenya triggers global outcry
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland’s ruling against Caster Semenya’s appeal for equal treatment of athletes has…
Confusion cleared over Farah marathon ambassadorship
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SIR Mo Farah is still very much a part of the Cape Town Marathon. The legendary African-born British illustrious athlete’s…
Big guns unleashed for Cape Town marathon
from DION HENRICK in Cape Town CAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – THE traditional race may have been postponed because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. However, the virtual…
Madiba foundation unity raises millions
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – UNITED by the spirit of selflessness that defined Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s biggest sports stars and riders across the…