Russian athlete Leonid Shvetsov broke the “up-run” record at the 2008 Comrades Marathon on Sunday by 47 seconds with a winning time of 5:24,48.
South African athletes will not be given specific targets for Beijing, but will aim to better previous records and enjoy the challenging experience of the Olympic Games. The first batch of names of athletes and officials who will form part of Team SA were announced at Olympic House in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
Empowering women is an imperative, says Sindi Koyana, senior executive partner at Ernst & Young. It unleashes value through capacity and capabilities that would otherwise be lying dormant, she adds. “Our government has been a trailblazer for a while — not just now with the gender balance that we see in government leadership but starting in 1994 with the accelerated growth and development it gave woman executives in state-owned organisations
Commonwealth Games triple gold medallist Roland Schoeman will not compete at the SA Aquatic Championships in Durban next week, Swimming South Africa confirmed on Thursday. Schoeman, who pulled out of the World Short Course Championships in Shanghai last week due to illness, has still not recovered sufficient fitness to take part in the national championships.