The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) Board has regrettably announced its decision to cancel the Comrades Marathon scheduled for 13 June 2021. After having late last year, undertaken to make announcements in mid-February regarding requirements for qualification and the staging of the 2021 Comrades Marathon, the decision...
Western Province Athletics have been informed that we can continue with Track & Field events under strict COVID-19 Protocols. The Track & Field Commission have decided the following: A Combined events & League meeting will be held over the following two Saturdays at the Parow Athletics Track:20...
By Jacky McClean All roads lead to the AfricanX Trailrun for Comrades Marathon Champion, Charne Bosman. Charne Bosman Photo: Willem Botha “Let Nature Give You A Run For Your Money” Comrades Marathon Champion (2016) Charne Bosman will step out of her comfort zone the weekend of 26 – 28...
Two Oceans Marathon 2021 − Event Update 4 February 2021 Guided by the advice from the medical team and Two Oceans Marathon chief medical officer, Dr Adrian Rotunno, the Two Oceans Marathon NPC is deeply saddened to announce that the 2021 Two Oceans Marathon, scheduled to take...
by Jacky McClean “Let Nature Give You A Run For Your Money” The organisers of SA’s premier three-day stage trail run, the AfricanX Trailrun, that is scheduled to take place on the weekend of 26 – 28 March are excited to welcome ten avid supporters as ambassadors...
LETS GET VIRTUAL - GO OUTSIDE AND RUN the Discovery Vitality 3 Part Series at the Spartan Harriers Firgrove Virtual Challenge, the Century City Express 2021 Virtual Run / Walk and the Durbanville Athletic Club Virtual Run 2021. Spartan Harriers: As 1 event of the 3 Part...
by Jacky McClean “Let Nature Give You A Run For Your Money” With entries filling up fast for SA’s premier three-day stage trail run, the AfricanX Trailrun (scheduled to take place on the weekend of 26 – 28 March 2021), organisers are continuously adapting the event plan...
Western Province Athletics (WPA) has not as yet received the 2021 licences therfore 2020 licences are still valid until 28 February 2021. Please however take note of the following associated costs: Club Affiliation Fees: R570Senior Licences: R100Junior Licences: R30 All Members must complete a 2021 Licence Registration Form...
By Riël Hauman The Covid-19 pandemic claimed one of the best middle distance runners ever produced in South Africa, Marius van Heerden, in Cape Town on Thursday (21 January). Van Heerden, a former SA senior record holder and SA junior champion in the 800 metres, as...
The Games will go on. That’s the unanimous message from the Tokyo 2020 organising committee, the Japanese Government, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Originally scheduled for 2020, the Games were postponed for a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the...
