Comrades 25 - race thread
Tete Dijana wins the 2025 Comrades Marathon in a race for the ages, beating last year’s winner Piet Wiersma.
Gerda Steyn of South Africa clinched the women’s race after crossing the line with a time of 05:51:19 to clinch her 3rd consecutive title.
She becomes only the third woman in history to win four or more titles at the Ultimate Human Race.
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She shattered the Comrades Down Run record in 2023 with an astonishing 5:44:54 – becoming only the fourth woman to ever complete the race in under six hours.
Check how your family and friends below, and relive the key video action further down.
Congrats to all those who made this race the source of national pride that it is.
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We've hit the final cut-off for the Purple Race 🟣🚨
📺 Stream #Comrades2025 on DStv: https://t.co/rM90YyQxaw pic.twitter.com/aOBIqMhvJG — SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) June 8, 2025
This is the true spirit of Comrades 🥹
📺 Stream #Comrades2025 on DStv: https://t.co/rM90YyQxaw pic.twitter.com/IaWBw6B5M8 — SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) June 8, 2025
The bus driver controlled the pace perfectly 🚌
We have reached the Bronze Medal cut-off for all runners in the Purple wave 🥉🟣
📺 Stream #Comrades2025 on DStv: https://t.co/rM90YyQxaw pic.twitter.com/dJ7OcoWPYc — SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) June 8, 2025
Louis Massyn does the unthinkable 🐐🎽
He is the first athlete to complete 5️⃣0️⃣ Comrades Marathon races 👏👏#SSAthletics | #Comrades2025 pic.twitter.com/mOA1273SX7 — SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) June 8, 2025
We've hit the final cut-off for the Purple Race 🟣🚨
📺 Stream #Comrades2025 on DStv: https://t.co/rM90YyQxaw pic.twitter.com/aOBIqMhvJG — SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) June 8, 2025
Attention all South Africans 🇿🇦🚨
Kabelo Mabalane has some advice for you 😏💪
📺 Stream #Comrades2025 on DStv: https://t.co/rM90YyQxaw pic.twitter.com/UTrbTJTor0 — SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) June 8, 2025
🚨 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐔𝐓-𝐎𝐅𝐅 🚨
We have crossed the nine-hour mark in Durban 👇
📺 Stream #Comrades2025 on DStv: https://t.co/rM90YyQxaw pic.twitter.com/O5NfesLjCV — SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) June 8, 2025
𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐃𝟒 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐘𝐍 🥇🔥
South Africa's Queen of Marathon running wins the 2025 Comrades Marathon 👏👏
📺 Stream #Comrades2025 on DStv: https://t.co/rM90YyQxaw pic.twitter.com/NfRPCTA1Pn — SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) June 8, 2025
The People's Champion 🤩🇿🇦
Gerda Steyn dedicates her win to all her supporters ❤️🙌
📺 Stream #Comrades2025 on DStv: https://t.co/rM90YyQxaw pic.twitter.com/auAqr0rx16 — SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) June 8, 2025
🥇 𝟓:𝟐𝟓:𝟐𝟖 🥇
Tete Dijana wins the 2025 Comrades Marathon in a race for the ages 👏👏
📺 Stream #Comrades2025 on DStv: https://t.co/rM90YyQxaw pic.twitter.com/sb5uJeBF48 — SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) June 8, 2025
He said to expect the unexpected 😏
Tete Dijana puts the struggles of 2024 behind him with an emphatic win 👇
📺 Stream #Comrades2025 on DStv: https://t.co/rM90YyQxaw pic.twitter.com/GdU5y633N4 — SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) June 8, 2025
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