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The Green Dream Team was out in full force this weekend, from the beautiful Winelands of Tulbagh to the streets of Durban, Pretoria and the Eastern Cape. The inaugural THIRSTI Spring Race in Tulbagh was the highlight, with Nedbank Running Club sweeping both the men's and women's 21.1km titles. There was also silverware at the Hollywoodbets Durban 10km, a clean sweep of category wins at the Despatch SuperSpar EP Championships, and results rolling in from Gauteng, the Western Cape and beyond. Here's the full round-up.

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) is pleased to announce that the South African Institute of Drug-free Sport (SAIDS) has confirmed that all tested athletes who completed the 2026 Comrades Marathon have returned negative results for prohibited substances. This clears the way for more than R8-million in prize money and incentives to be paid out by the CMA, as well as for the issuing of gold medals to the top 10 men and women.