Durban – South African long-distance runners Tete Dijana and Gerda Steyn have won the men’s and women’s 89km Comrades Marathon respectively.
Dijana pulled off a sensational comeback to take his third Comrades title in 5:25:28, just five seconds ahead of Dutchman Piet Wiersma.
Steyn crossed the line ahead of Russian Alexandra Morozova and Kenyan Shelmith Muriuki, claiming her fourth Comrades crown.
This year, the Comrades Marathon prizes are the same for both men and women:
- 1st Place R875,000
- 2nd Place R438,000
- 3rd Place R315,000
- 4th Place R158,000
- 5th Place R123,000
- 6th Place R71,000
- 7th Place R62,000
- 8th Place R54,000
- 9th Place R45,000
- 10th Place R36,000
