Afrigather Deputy President Paul Mashatile participated in Sunday’s Soweto Marathon.
On the time of publishing it’s unclear what his ending time was.
The race had a reported 25 000 contributors throughout the varied race classes.
“The Deputy President will take part within the 10km class, whereas the Soweto Marathon has different classes corresponding to the primary marathon (42km) and half marathon (21km). He’ll later participate within the prize-giving ceremony on the shut of the marathon,” the Presidency mentioned in an announcement.
The marathon occurred on the NASREC Precinct.
Along with the deputy president collaborating within the race, numerous women and men in blue did likewise.
“SAPS Gauteng has 123 members from stations and items throughout the province who’re taking part in The Folks’s Race. SAPS encourages members to partake in sports activities to remain bodily match and mentally alert within the fee of their duties,” the South African Police Service (SAPS) mentioned in put up on social media platform, X.
As reported by The South African web site, the Soweto Marathon was gained by South Africa’s Onalenna Khonkhobe in a time of two:18:36.
Khonkhobe additionally gained this 12 months’s Two Oceans Extremely Marathon.
Second place went to Lesotho’s Joseph Khoarahlane Seutloali on 2:18:54, with Kenya’s Kipkemoi Kipsang in third in 2:19:05.
In the meantime, the ladies’s Soweto Marathon was gained by Lesotho’s Neheng Khatala in a time of two:43:07.
In an all-international podium, Kenya’s Margaret Jepchumba took second (2:44:55) with Ethiopia’s Worke Degu Amena rounding out the rostrum in third in 2:48:11.
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