Current location:Culture Connection news portal > style
2024 Two Oceans Marathon held in Cape Town
Culture Connection news portal2024-05-22 05:09:32【style】3People have gathered around
IntroductionCAPE TOWN, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The 2024 Two Oceans Marathon was held on Saturday in Cape Town, Sout
CAPE TOWN, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The 2024 Two Oceans Marathon was held on Saturday in Cape Town, South Africa, attracting tens of thousands of athletes and sports enthusiasts from across the globe.
Approximately 14,000 runners took the start of the ultra marathon on Saturday morning, while around 18,000 athletes will take on Sunday's half marathon.
South Africa's Gerda Steyn claimed her fifth successive victory in the 56-kilometer ultra marathon with a new women's record time of 3:26:54, beating her time of 3:29:05 set in 2023.
Her compatriot Onalenna Khonkhobe became the first South African since 2019 to win the men's race. The 28-year-old, who finished sixth on his debut last year, claimed this year's men's title with a finishing time of 3:09:30.
The Two Oceans Marathon, which is run against a backdrop of spectacular scenery through the Cape Peninsula, has earned a reputation as "the world's most beautiful marathon."
The first race was held in 1970 and saw 26 runners line up to face the unknown challenge. Since then, the race has become a national institution and a firm favorite with domestic and international athletes. ■
Address of this article:http://philippines.liveandunplugged.org/news-21b099901.html
Very good!(74557)
Related articles
- Trump or Biden? Either way, US seems poised to preserve heavy tariffs on imports
- Ancient stone tools found in Ukraine date may be oldest in Europe
- 2025 Oscars: Academy Awards announces March 2 date
- Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed, taking hot US inflation data in stride
- Joe Rogan's 'brain
- When's the next eclipse after 2024? Watch for these celestial events
- Archaeological site is discovered within the boundaries of Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico
- Review: 'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire' clears a low bar
- Christopher Reeve Super/Man documentary
- China sanctions 2 US defense companies and says they support arms sales to Taiwan
Popular articles
- Uber and Lyft say they'll stay in Minnesota after Legislature passes driver pay compromise
- Maggie Rogers on 'Don't Forget Me,' the album she wrote for a Sunday drive
- Four astronauts from four countries return to Earth after six months in orbit
- Another month of robust US job growth points to continued economic strength
Recommended
Adams, Reyna, Turner, Ream are US concerns ahead of Copa America
O.J. Simpson still reflects America's racial divides— even in death
Cannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film 'The Apprentice'
China sanctions 2 US defense companies and says they support arms sales to Taiwan
New York Liberty improve to 4
JPMorgan Chase, Advanced Micro Devices fall; Progressive, State Street rise, 4/12/2024
Universal Pictures teases ‘Wicked’ and announces ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’
Project to shore up Pompeii yields stunning black banquet hall, with frescoes of Trojan War figures
Links
- China initiates program to boost employment among college graduates
- Chinese artists from Yunnan perform in Capital Governorate, Kuwait
- Scientists develop new artificial leaf
- Internet drama about lost artifacts touches Chinese netizens
- Monster Georgia father is sentenced to 50 years in prison for poisoning his 18
- Chinese tech firms strive for leadership in global e
- China's polar studies contribute to tackling climate change: researcher
- Charli D'Amelio flashes a thong in a sheer black skirt as she narrowly avoids awkward run
- Day 4 of the Masters at a glance
- Married Illinois school board official 'posed as wife's veteran EX