"When Multichoice pulled out or reduced investment, the impact was immediate and severe." ๐ฃ๏ธ
Together with @CashNSport we have been ringing the alarm bells for some time now. ๐
Buckle up. It's going to get worse before it gets better. ๐ฉ
The usual difference between men and women in athletic events from sprints to ultra-distance races is usually 10-12%. Today's performance of @gerdarun is 9.1% slower than that of George Kusche, who himself ran the best Comrades-up run of all time.
So Gerda's performance is one of the great running performances of all time at any running distance.
South Africans ๐ฟ๐ฆ love @gerdarun but perhaps don't appreciate that her performances need to be considered in a more global running context, not just in terms of her performance as an ultramarathon runner.
They arenโt even hiding what these hydration breaks are about. Itโs 75 degrees under a roof at SoFi, the announcer says โthatโs the end of the first quarter,โ and then itโs straight to commercials. The game is gone.
[BREAKING] President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched an urgent application before the Western Cape High Court seeking to interdict the Parliamentary Impeachment process against him.
@Newzroom405
It is a great day for me, today! I am ecstatic because I was finally called in for an interview with the #MadlangaCommission investigators and lawyers. I felt like I was as reliving those difficult moments at the NPA, Hawks and SAPS. I had a lump in my throat throughout the gruelling interview but I did not cry! It will be for the Commission to decide whether or not I am called for oral evidence - I am elated that I finally put my story on record. Whoever, I reported on, implicated, snitched on, or pimpad, will have their chance to reply! Thanks to #GeneralMkhwanazi for the moral courage!
IT'S OFFICIAL: After many years of hard work the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon has officially become the 8th Abbott World Marathon Majors race in the world.
On 23 May 2027, we take our place alongside Tokyo, Boston, London, Sydney, Berlin, Chicago and New York. This is only possible because of the thousands of runners who kept on running and believing in the Cape Town Marathon. ๐ฟ๐ฆ
22 - 23 May 2027, here we come ๐๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ฟ๐ฆ
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani alongside State and FIFA officials announced the largest fan zone at Central Park for the FIFA World Cup Final on July 19th- accommodating 50-thousand ticketed fans for free.
He also gave out this shout out to South Africa's hosting of the World Cup in 2010 ... and Durban in particular....
#sabcnews
As a World Cup host, the U.S. shouldn't be flippantly barring officials from entering the country to do their jobs.
It's terribly backward.
It's also counterproductive.
Global sports competitions should improve international exchange and relations, not the reverse.
@jamierkennedy Hi Jamie,
Would you be able to tell us which countries play the highest number of rounds per year in the world?
I would think Northern Hemisphere countries with their permanent adverse weather conditions should be low (I am being biased)