International Entry Statistics in Comrades Centenary Hope Challenge

Over 3500 entrants from 32 countries have signed up to participate in the Comrades Centenary Hope Challenge virtual race on Sunday, June .

Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) Race Director, Rowyn James has called on runners to get their entry in via the official Comrades Marathon website and to be part of this year’s Comrades Centenary festivities.

James says, “The Comrades Centenary Hope Challenge promises to be an exciting day of running even though runners will participate virtually. We are pleased with the international tally so far and look forward to many more nations being represented in what is the Comrades Marathon’s second virtual race since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.”

The youngest entrant so far is Evan Labuschagne from Pretoria, Gauteng.

The oldest entrants are both 84 years old, named Jodi Pastorino from Durban North, KwaZulu-Natal and Chris de Kock from Pretoria, Gauteng.

The #ComradesCentenaryHopeChallenge follows the hosting of the CMA’s inaugural virtual event #RaceTheComradesLegends last year which saw 43,778 entrants from 102 nations participating in one of the world’s biggest and most successful virtual races.

On Sunday, June 13 2021, runners, running club members and their families will once again be able to join in the celebratory spirit of The Ultimate Human Race by participating in the Comrades Centenary Hope Challenge from any time between 00:01am and 23:59pm on the actual challenge date, within their local time zone globally.

For more information on the Comrades Centenary Hope Challenge and to enter, please click through to www.comrades.com

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