Organisers of the Comrades Marathon have confirmed a “new but old” finish line for this year’s down run.
The 2023 edition of the 90km race from Pietermaritzburg to Durban will be run on Sunday June 11. The down run has finished at Durban’s iconic Moses Mabhida Stadium since 2018, but this year’s race will return to its traditional finish venue, Kingsmead Stadium.
“𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗯𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲”
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Moses Mabhida Stadium has been booked to host the matches in the 2023 Cosafa Cup football tournament, which clash with the race.
Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) race director Rowyn James said Durban's main cricket venue at Kingsmead will provide a familiar setting for this year's finish.
“The revised route should be an ease of transition for the runners,” James said.
“We would like to thank the team at Moses Mabhida Stadium for partnering with CMA in the 2018 and 2022 races.”
The 2020 Comrades down run was cancelled due to Covid-19, as was the 2021 up run.
