Comrades 24 - race thread
Dutch runner Piet Wiersma put last year's disappointment to win the 97th Comrades Marathon, fending off challenge from South Africa's Dan Moselakwe, who finished second.
The two champions of the Comrades Marathon in 2024 ๐ฅ๐ฅ
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Wiersma becomes the first Dutch runner to win the race, and first non-South African runner to win the race since 2011.
It was a disappointing outing for last year's winner Tete Dijana, who failed to make it three out of three.
In the women's race Gerda Steyn claimed her second successive win after leading from start to finish, becoming only the fifth woman to win the race three times.
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Congrats to all those who made this race the source of national pride that it is.
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The Last Post sounds to signal the cut-off at the finish line ๐
What an emotional day for the athletes and spectators alike ๐
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One of the toughest moments for many athletes as the gate at the top of Polly Shortts is closed โ
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The 9-hour bus driver nailed it ๐
The cut-off for the Bill Rowan medal has been called ๐๐
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Nothing worse than just missing the cut-off ๐๐
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This epitomises the spirit of the Comrades Marathon ๐ชโค
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Gerda Steyn smashes the record to win the 2024 Comrades Marathon ๐๐ฅ
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Piet Wiersma is the 2024 Comrades Marathon men's winner ๐ฅ๐ฅ
He becomes the 78th man to win the Ultimate Human Race ๐
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Gerda Steyn is managing her pace brilliantly as we hit the business end of the women's race ๐
You can watch her progress on SS Variety 3 (208) ๐
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We have a change for the lead in the men's race ๐
Things are heating up as the athletes hit halfway at Drummond ๐
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The leading women are attacking Fields Hill ๐คฉ
โ Main Feed on SS Variety 4 (209) ๐ช
โ Women's Race on SS Variety 3 (208) ๐ฅ
โ Crossing the line on SS Variety 3 (208) from 12:35 (CAT) ๐
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The gun has gone off and the athletes are on the road ๐คฉ
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