10 June 2018 1 Min Read
Bongmusa Mthembu wins third Comrades Marathon title
in Sport by Daniel Mothowagae
- Comrades Marathon winner Bongmusa Mthembu crosses the finish line on June 10, 2018.
- Comrades Marathon winner Bongmusa Mthembu crosses the finish line on June 10, 2018.
- Comrades Marathon winner Bongmusa Mthembu crosses the finish line on June 10, 2018.
- Comrades Marathon winner Bongmusa Mthembu crosses the finish line on June 10, 2018.
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Bongmusa Mthembu captured his third Comrades Marathon title on Sunday in a feat that also saw him become the second local man to win the popular KwaZulu-Natal ultra-race back-to-back.
The last man to do so was Bruce Fordyce in 1988.
Mthembu‚ of Arthur Ford Athletics Club‚ breasted the tape at the finish at Moses Mabhida Stadium in 5:26:39.
Joseph Mphuthi made it a South African 1-2 in second spot in a time of 5:35:14.