SPAR 10KM CHALLENGE
Betha Chikanga outpaces top field to win Durban leg of Spar race
Zimbabwean runner Betha Chikanga of Maxed Club threw the Spar Grand Prix Series wide open with a scintillating win at the Durban leg of the Women’s 10km race on Sunday with an impressive time of 33.07min. In a field that included some of the best short-distance runners in the country‚ the diminutive Chikanga led from start to finish with a consistent pace. The 21-year-old Chikanga‚ who finished second in the Two Oceans earlier in 2018‚ was followed in by Glenrose Xaba of Boxer in 33.27 and Nolene Conrad of KPMG in 33.43. Rudo Mhonderwa and Rutendo Nyahora, both of Zimbabwe, finished in fourth and fifth positions, with times of 33.53 and 33.34.07, respectively. Kesa Molotsane, the 2017 Spar Grand Prix winner, came in sixth in a time of 34.34.15. As a result of Chikanga’s win‚ the leadership of the Grand Prix has changed hands as Xaba has overtaken Molotsane at the top of the standings with three races in Pretoria‚ Pietermaritzburg and Johannesburg to go before the end of the season. ...
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