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Umjaho wesithathu owuchungechunge lwezigigaba ezinhlanu, i-Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K, ozobanjwa ngeSonto, 13 Julayi 2025. Abagijimi abaphezulu abavela eNingizimu Afrika nabamazwe ngamazwe bazoncintisana bejahe isabelo sabo emklomelweni ohlanganisiwe we-2025 ongu-R1 610 000, kuyilapho nabagijimi baseNingizimu Afrika abaphezulu beyozama ukuthola izimali ezikhuthazayo zomklomelo wama-athleti aseNingizimu Afrika.
“Izigameko ezimbili zokuqala ze-Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES ngo-2025 zibe nezinga eliphezulu kakhulu, zinezikhathi ezixakile nezijabulisayo,” kusho uMichael Meyer, uMqondisi Jikelele we-Stillwater Sports nomqambi wale Series. “U-Adriaan Wildschutt wenze kahle eGqeberha, eshesha kakhulu ngamaminithi angu-27:28, wanqoba i-Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K futhi waphula irekhodi likaNingizimu Afrika ku-10km emgwaqweni. Ngokwenza lokhu, u-Adriaan uhambile no-R200 000 — R30 000 ngokuwina umjaho, R120 000 ngokweqa isikhathi sika-27:30 ngaphansi kohlelo lwe-Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES SA Athlete Prize Incentive, kanye no-R50 000 owengeziwe ngokubeka irekhodi elisha likaNingizimu Afrika.”
“E-Cape Town, uKabelo Mulaudzi ubusile eqenjini eliqinile wanqoba ngesikhathi esihle sakhe somuntu siqu esingu-27:49,” kuqhubeka uMeyer. “Ngenxa yokuba yindoda yokuqala eqede umjaho (R30 000) kanye nokweqa isikhathi esingu-28:00 (R40 000), uMulaudzi uthole R70 000. UGlenrose Xaba naye wenze kahle kakhulu kowesifazane, wanqoba ngesikhathi esingu-32:00. UXaba uthole u-R70 000 efanayo noMulaudzi ngokuwina kowesifazane nokugqiba ngaphansi kwesi-32:08.”
UXaba uphinde waba ngowokuqala eminyakeni eyisishiyagalombili ukunqoba kowesifazane e-RUN YOUR CITY SERIES eCape Town.
Ekupheleni, uMeyer uvale kanje: “Kuyajabulisa ukubona ama-athleti aseNingizimu Afrika eqhubeka nokuphakamisa izinga. Sibona izikhathi eziphukayo ezake zabonakala njengezingafinyeleleki, futhi kujabulisa kakhulu ukuthi lezi zinto zenzeka kwi-Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES. Silangazelela ukuqhubeka nalomfutho eThekwini — umzila owaziwa ngokuba mude futhi uyisicaba, ofanele kahle ukuphulwa kwamarekhodi.”
Izikhuthazo Zomklomelo Wama-Athleti AseNingizimu Afrika:
I-Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES inohlelo oluyingqayizivele lwezikhuthazo zomklomelo wama-SA Athlete Incentives ngo-2025. Lolu hlelo lusebenza kuwo wonke imijaho emihlanu, lunikeza izikhuthazo ngezinselelo ezinhle kakhulu. Esigabeni samadoda, izikhuthazo ziqala ngesikhathi esingaphansi kuka-28:00, kanti kuzokhokhwa u-R200 000 uma kugijinywa ngaphansi kuka-27:00. Kwabesifazane, izikhuthazo ziqala ngesikhathi esingaphansi kuka-32:08, no-R200 000 uma kugijinywa ngaphansi kuka-30:23.
Ukuze kwandiswe inselelo, kuzonikezwa u-R50 000 owengeziwe kuma-athleti aseNingizimu Afrika aphula irekhodi le-SA ku-10km (ngesikhathi somjaho). Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi lo R50 000 uzonikezwa isikhathi esisheshayo kakhulu.
Kuze kube manje, sekuhlawulwe inani elihlanganisiwe lika-R330 000 ngezikhuthazo zomklomelo kuma-athleti aseNingizimu Afrika ngemuva kwe-Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K kanye ne-Absa RUN YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K ka-2025.
NgokukaGlenrose Xaba, ongumpetha we-SA 10km kwabesifazane, izikhuthazo ezihlinzekwa i-Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES zikhuthaza kakhulu ama-athleti asekhaya. “Lezi zikhuthazo zibalulekile kimi ngoba zihlobene ngqo nezikhathi zokusebenza. Uma ngigijima kangcono, amathuba ami okuya phesheya akhula. Lezi zikhuthazo zenza ngihlale phezulu ngoba imivuzo iyabonakala. Ukuphula irekhodi lami kuzoba yiphupho elifezekile ngiyoba owesifazane ojabule kunabo bonke,” kusho uXaba.
