When the SowetoMarathon Trust tried to put its foot down, all it did was shut out its only broadcast option.
Similarly, the finish at FNB Stadium was festive, and the top athletes were well celebrated, with the winners receiving R250 000 cheques for their victories in one of South Africa’s most popular and prestigious road races.
But watch they could not, courtesy of another round in the long-running battle between the Soweto Marathon Trust and Athletics South Africa regarding broadcast rights.So it is understandable that the Soweto Marathon Trust would want control of its own rights, but the reality is that’s just not the way the sport industry works, and if you want to take a cut of the pie, you have to play ball.
So when the Soweto Marathon Trust tried to put its foot down, all it did was shut out its only broadcast option while tying the hands of Athletics South Africa, which is locked in a four-year contract with the pay-TV platform.Until that contract comes to an end, nothing can be done, and if the Soweto Marathon is going to be back on TV next year organisers are just going to have to accept it for what it is.
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