31 May 2015
THANKS FOR JOINING US!
Wow, what a feel-good day for South African sport!
Be sure to stay glued to www.sport24.co.za for more news from the 90th Comrades Marathon
31 May 2015
25TH OVERALL
Today's women's winner, South Africa's Caroline Wostmann, finished an oncredible 25th OVERALL!
31 May 2015
MAKE IT A DOUBLE!
Caroline Wostmann has won the 90th edition of the Comrades Marathon between Durban and Pietermaritzburg.
Wostmann's win completely a South African double on the day after compatriot Gift Kelehe won the men's race.
Wostmann completed her own "double" after she won the Two Oceans earlier in the year.
Wostmann stopped the clock in a time of 6:12.22
31 May 2015
CLOSE TO A SA DOUBLE
Caroline Wostmann is mere minutes away from completing a South African double at this year's Comrades Marathon
31 May 2015
NO WALLY HAYWARD MEDALS TODAY
A Wally Hayward medal is awarded to all runners who finish OUTSIDE the Top 10 BUT under 6 hours
Today there were no runners...
31 May 2015
FIRST VETERAN
South Africa's Claude Moshiywa finishes seventh - and the takes the veteran title
31 May 2015
BROTHERLY HUG AT COMRADES FINISH
2015 Comrades winner Gift Kelehe embraces his brother Andrew who won the 2001 race.
Touching moment.
31 May 2015
SHOW OFF!
Gift Kelehe clearly has too much energy!
He's just run BACK down the finishing straight and performed 3 push ups!
31 May 2015
FORDYCE MAKES A GOOSE-BUMP STATEMENT
Bruce Fordyce calls the Comrades South Africa's greatest event.
Agree? If not, what is?
31 May 2015
FORDYCE MAKES A PREDICTION
9-time winner Bruce Fordyce confidently predicts that Gift Kelehe won't be caught and will win the 2015 Comrades Marathon
31 May 2015
KELEHE OVER POLLY SHORTTS
Gift Kelehe has gone over Polly Shortts. No one in the history of the men's race has been caught after going over Polly Shortts first
He has between 7 and 8km to go...
31 May 2015
KELEHE ON POLLY SHORTTS
Men's leader Gift Kelehe is on Polly Shortts (yes, spelt with two 't's)
Should he summit in first place, there'll be no catching him #holdsthumbs
31 May 2015
TOILET BREAK
Women's leader Caroline Wostmann - already confounding everyone with her occasional walks - now ducks into a portable loo!
31 May 2015
FAMOUS ROADS
Gift Kelehe passes Wally Hayward Drive and Graeme Pope-Ellis Drive in Ashburton
Those from KZN will know that intersection. Those who know sport should know both those legends...
31 May 2015
CASH FOR RECORD
Mabybe a good time to mention that a record today in either the men's or women's race will see that lucky individual pocket a cool R1.5 million...
31 May 2015
HUGE LEAD
Caroline Wostmann holds a huge lead in the women's race
But it's not over until it's over...
31 May 2015
SPORT24 IS AT THE FINISH!
A shot of the finish line in Pietermaritzburg
Quiet now, but just you wait an hour or so!