By Ntokozo Magongo
MBABANE – There are 35 Golden Foot Club (GFC) runners that will be part of the over 20 000 athletes run the 2024 Comrades Marathon to be held on Sunday (June 9, 2024) from Durban, South Africa.
GFC is one of the oldest and biggest running clubs in the country and they have been part of the Comrades Marathon runners in the past years where they run the about 90km. This year’s marathon will be an Up Run starting at the Durban City Hall and ending at the Hollywoodbets Scottsville Racecourse in Pietermaritzburg.
The Comrades Marathon, known as ‘The Ultimate Human Race’, is the world’s oldest and largest ultra marathon.
The gun will blow at 5:30am at the Durban City Hall and ending 12 hours later at the HollywoodBets Scottsville Racecourse in Pietermaritzburg, covering a distance of 85.91km.
Some of the runners from GFC who are part of the 35 are Coach Bheki Tsabedze, Jabulani Dlamini, Sifiso Mdluli, Ncobile Sithole, Mlungisi Hadebe, Teenage Dladla, Dr Vusi Tsabedze, Dr Zabenguni Mkhatshwa and Joseph Waring among others.
GFC COMRADES TEAM 2024:
- Bhekie Tsabedze (Coach B.)
- Jabulani Dlamini
- Ncobile Sithole
- Lindiwe Mamba
- Mlungisi Hadebe
- Teenage Dladla
- Dr Vusi Tsabedze
- Bhekiwe Sibandze
- Dumile Sibandze
- Nomvula Shongwe
- Mbali Mohale
- Sikhumbuzo Tsabedze
- Dr. Zabenguni Mkhatshwa
- Gcebile Mngomezulu
- Banele Mkhatshwa
- Banele Dlamini
- Bheki Khumalo
- .Bheki Sithole
- Joseph Waring
- Sifiso Mdluli
- Thembinkosi Nxumalo
- Sikhumbuzo Nxumalo
- Sizwe Ndzinisa
- Phinda Thwala
- Bongani Jele
- Daniel Silindza
- Sifiso Gulwako
- Thabiso Motsa
- Dr. Nkosingiphile Kunene
- Ronnie Mawelela
- Musa Khoisan Dlamini
- Bonginkhosi Dube Dubazana
- Abner Zwane
- Thokozani Dlamini
- Mr. Jele
