Last year’s winner Edward Mothibi was among the long distance running stars left downhearted as the Comarades Marathon was cancelled for the first time since World War II due to Covid-19.
The cancellation of the world’s oldest ultra-marathon on Thursday and cessation of the Two Oceans last month is another nail in the coffin for the events of Athletics South Africa ‚ as the coronavirus pandemic continues to floor sporting activities worldwide.
Mothibi spoke to SowetanLIVE during lunch break at Impala Platinum mine in Rustenburg‚ where he draws a monthly salary as a permanent clerk in the instrumentation engineering department. The soft-spoke Mothibi‚ who finished fourth in 2018‚ weighed in on the raging debate of the reopening of schools. Mothibi said he applied for the government Covid-19 relief fund through his running club but said he wishes the money could be directed to athletes who need it more than him.
“I was aiming very high this year. I spent a lot of time analysing my performance from last year and I had identified areas where I could improve on in order to finish better than last year‚” said the athlete from Mount Frere‚ who runs under the Entsika Athletics Club banner.
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