BBAC athletes run the Mandela Legacy
"Some 24 000 registered runners have 'run the legacy' in various disciplines during Nelson Mandela's centenary year, creating a unique, once-in-a-lifetime experience for everyone present. The human spirit has once again triumphed," said KZN MEC for Cogta Nomusa Dube-Ncube.
“Sport has the power to change the world… it has the power to inspire and has the power to unite people in a way that little else does.
It speaks to youth in a language they understand.
Sport can create hope where once there was despair. It is more powerful than government in breaking down racial barriers.”
Nelson Mandela.
Runners from the Biggarsberg Athletic Club were part of the thousands who ran the main 42.2km discipline last Sunday – a route that covered the iconic route between Edendale and the Mandela Capture Site outside Howick for the seventh time.
The Mandela Day Marathon Organising Committee comprises representatives of KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) and uMgungundlovu District Municipality who have jointly co-organised the race since its inception in 2012.
“Some 24 000 registered runners have ‘run the legacy’ in various disciplines during Nelson Mandela’s centenary year, creating a unique, once-in-a-lifetime experience for everyone present. The human spirit has once again triumphed,” said KZN MEC for Cogta Nomusa Dube-Ncube.
The winners of the main 42.2km race are Sintayehu Legese Yinesu (Ethiopia) in the men’s category and Loice Jebet (Kenya) in the women’s category.
The winners of the 21.1km race were Bernard Bii (Kenya) in the men’s category and Mamorallo Tjoka (Lesotho) in the women’s category.
Results:
BBAC members results 42km: Joel Khumalo 3:14:47, Philimon Zondi 3:41:58, Xolani Mazibuko 3:45:33, Pat Sibisi 4:22:05, Thobeka Mbatha 4:33:37, Neville Griffiths 4:34:44, Smakahle Khumalo 4:59:39, Lindelihle Khuzwayo 5:00:39, Clement Nelson 5:06:09, Musawenkosi Zwane 5:20:16, Conrad Labuschagne 5:47:37, Nobuhle Khoza 6:06:20, Mzwandile Nxumalo 6:10:37: 21km: Lindani Sangweni 1:36:33, Bongani Myeni 1:59:06, Zithlele Nkosi 1:59:29, Fani Mthembu 2:00:36, Siya and Sam Ngobese 2:24:26, Kholiwe Buthelezi 2:37:18, Siphamandla Nkosi 2:40:16, Sandile Lamula 3:01:31, Joyce Shabalala 3:18:58, Mbali Mawila 3:20:47: 10km: Nobuhle Mbatha 1:53:36.
