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Internationals claim honours in NMB Half Marathon
South Africans Busisiwe Chamene and Malineo Mahloko, both from KwaZulu-Natal, claimed second and third places respectively.
Chamene finished in 1:14:12 and Mahloko crossed the finishing line in 1:18:31.
'I am very happy with my time,' Haitope said.
'The race was not easy, the course is tough, but I am very happy with my position.'
The race organisers said they were impressed by the turnout.
The 2025 edition also saw a 5km mass participation event.
'It ' s an experience of a lifetime to see the turnout for the 11th edition of the NMB 21km.
'It was difficult to tell people that the race was sold out, and they could not believe it on Friday,' race director Michael Mbambani said.
'However, everything was in place in terms of meeting the required standard to deliver such an impressive race.
'Also, the athletes did amazingly well.
Mofolo had a great performance, 60:52, which is one of the top-five-fastest times of the race.
'We would like to thank the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality for keeping us afloat for so long and also attracting more sponsors in Nike, Eastern Cape Motors and Coca-Cola.'
The Herald
