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Comrades Champ Wiersma Back

In the News Today: Dutchman and Comrades Marathon champion Piet Wiersma has set his sights on the Hollywoodbets 10km race in Durban on Sunday to test his short-distance speed.

Wiersma will come up against tough competitors in a star-studded line-up that includes Stephen Mokoka, Elroy Gelant, Thabani Mosiako, Mathews Leeto and Kabelo Mulaudzi, all of them capable of winning the race.

Wiersma, who won the Comrades up-run in June this year, said this will be his first 10km race in years and can’t wait to see how fast…continue reading HERE.

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