SA Athletes are lacing up for the World Road Running Championships in Lativa, where they have the chance to make history!
Global (28 September, 2023)— SA Athletes are gearing up for an exciting challenge; amped and ready to put their best foot forward for this year’s World Road Running Championships.
Set to take place in Riga, Latvia from 29 September, this edition of the championships offers a unique twist as athletes will get to compete in a range of distances for the first time, a departure from the event’s single-distance format.
Stephen Mokoka, Elroy Gelant, Precious Mashele and Thabang Mosiako will all tackle the Men’s 21.1km event, while national champ Glenrose Xaba with Cacisile Sosibo, Cian Oldknow and Kesa Molotsane prepare for the women’s half marathon.
The men’s 5km event will see Nicholas Seoposengwe and Maxime Chaumeton lace up, while it’s up to Tayla Kavanagh and Kyla Jacobs for the women’s 5km.
Despite weather concerns, these athletes will work individually and together to put themselves in the best standing to make history. Podium finishes would be a massive win, the likes of which the SA have been gunning for since 1999, when the last SA athletes led us to gold in this event.
While these champs head forward as hopeful victors, others have recently returned home!
Alwande Sikhosana and Leon Els enjoyed their homecoming after an incredibly successful series of slams at the African Para Games in Ghana where they secured a golden win as a team and Sikhosana was crowned the overall champion.
And, right on home ground, more South African athletes made us proud at the Down Syndrome International Gymnastics World Championships with local superstars shining across disciplines and podium positions.
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