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World Marathon Champion Hank McGregor entrenched his status as the continent's premier paddler by mastering the icy Highveld weather and a large and very powerful field to claim his eighth South African Marathon K1 title.

World Marathon Champion Hank McGregor entrenched his status as the continent's premier paddler by mastering the icy Highveld weather and a large and very powerful field to claim his eighth South African Marathon K1 title.

South African downhill mountain bike racing icon and current world champion Greg Minnaar will reach a milestone when he races in his 100th UCI World Cup at Fort William in Scotland this weekend.

Some of the world's most extreme races are held in South Africa, where elite athletes – and ordinary people – pit themselves against the unforgiving elements and huge distances. Perhaps the most well-known is the Comrades Marathon, a gruelling 90km run between Durban and Pietermaritzburg.

South African Bongmusa Mthembu claimed his first Comrades Marathon victory on Sunday, while Great Britain's Eleanor Greenwood was also a first-time winner in the women's race after a dramatic conclusion to the 89.28-kilometre ultra-marathon.

South Africa's track cyclists have been on song in Asia, putting together an impressive collection of medals from the first two events of the South East Asia Grand Prix Series in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

South Africa's track cyclists have been on song in Asia, putting together an impressive collection of medals from the first two events of the South East Asia Grand Prix Series in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Boxing South Africa president Andile Mofu is quietly confident ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland, after South African boxers picked up 11 medals at the African Zone Four Championships in Tshwane in April.

Boxing South Africa president Andile Mofu is quietly confident ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland, after South African boxers picked up 11 medals at the African Zone Four Championships in Tshwane in April.

The South African Para-cycling team produced a series of top performances in the UCI World Cup in Castiglione, Italy on the weekend, highlighted by gold medals for Pieter du Preez and Justine Asher.