A SPONSORSHIP deal worth R500000 from Harmony Gold Mining could see gold bars handed out on Comrades Marathon race day on June 16.
Apart from producing the regular 20 gold medals for the first 10 men and women across the line, the company will also donate two gold bars of 20 ounces with an estimated value of R50000 apiece for the first South African man and woman to cross the line.
According to the Comrades Marathon Association, two 100-ounce gold bars — at a value of about R200000 each — will be up for grabs to the male and female athletes who manage to smash Comrades records.
Gold medals will also be presented to the male and female veteran and master winners, as well as to members of the victorious senior and veterans men’s and women’s teams.