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Glenrose Xaba Earns World Athletics Gold
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South African distance runner Glenrose Xaba has been awarded Gold Status on World Athletics’ 2026 road-racing list, following another strong season on the roads.
Xaba recently secured her fourth SPAR Grand Prix title, becoming the first athlete to win the series four times.
Earlier this month, she won the Jozi SPAR Women’s 10-kilometre race in 32 minutes and 26 seconds.
She holds the South African 10-kilometre road record of 31 minutes and 12 seconds, set in Durban in 2024.
Xaba recently secured her fourth SPAR Grand Prix title, becoming the first athlete to win the series four times.
Earlier this month, she won the Jozi SPAR Women’s 10-kilometre race in 32 minutes and 26 seconds.
She holds the South African 10-kilometre road record of 31 minutes and 12 seconds, set in Durban in 2024.
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Isabella Strydom Wins World Championship Silver
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Staying with South African sporting success, Fish Hoek paddler Isabella Strydom has won silver at the 2026 Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships in Spain, securing her first international medal.
The junior athlete also won bronze in the mixed doubles and gold in the junior mixed relay during the four-day competition, held from the 8th to the 11th of October.
Strydom is now preparing for the World Canoe Marathon Championships in Argentina, taking place from the 22nd to the 25th of October, where she will compete in the junior girls’ K1 long-course event.
The junior athlete also won bronze in the mixed doubles and gold in the junior mixed relay during the four-day competition, held from the 8th to the 11th of October.
Strydom is now preparing for the World Canoe Marathon Championships in Argentina, taking place from the 22nd to the 25th of October, where she will compete in the junior girls’ K1 long-course event.
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Round Table Florida 21 Wins Community Impact Award
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Volunteer organisation, Round Table Florida 21 has won the Round Table Southern Africa Impact Award for its community work on Gauteng's West Rand.
The volunteer group received the award at the BMG Tri-Area Conference in Middelburg, attended by clubs from Gauteng, Mpumalanga and the Bushveld.
The club says it gives a high proportion of the money it raises to community and charity projects.
The volunteer group received the award at the BMG Tri-Area Conference in Middelburg, attended by clubs from Gauteng, Mpumalanga and the Bushveld.
The club says it gives a high proportion of the money it raises to community and charity projects.
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The Rand is trading at 16.48 to the US Dollar, 0.00 to the British Pound, and 0.00 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 4,168.45 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 82,810.00.
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