{"id":27390,"date":"2023-04-17T18:36:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T18:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/17\/zimbabwes-mudzinganyama-romps-to-victory-in-two-oceans-marathon\/"},"modified":"2023-04-17T18:36:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T18:36:17","slug":"zimbabwes-mudzinganyama-romps-to-victory-in-two-oceans-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/17\/zimbabwes-mudzinganyama-romps-to-victory-in-two-oceans-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe&#8217;s Mudzinganyama Romps to Victory in Two Oceans Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"28\">ZIMBABWEAN long-distance runner Givemore Mudzinganyama celebrated the biggest win of his professional career after winning the 56 km Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town, South Africa on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"33\">The 32-year-old Johannesburg-based runner crossed the line in three hours, nine minutes and 56 seconds (3:09:56) to secure an impressive victory on his ultramarathon debut to clinch the lucrative winner&#8217;s cheque of R260,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"20\">Mudzinganyama was followed home by South Africans, Dan Matshailwe and Nkosikhona Mhlakwana, who clinched the second and third spots, respectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"17\">&#8220;It&#8217;s been many years trying to catch big fish,&#8221; he said in a tweet after the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"10\">It&#8217;s been many years trying to catch big fish. pic.twitter.com\/VdF0RTuapH<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"7\">&#8212; Givemore Mudzinganyama\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\uddfc\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 (@Givemorerun) April 15, 2023<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"31\">The victory is a massive boost for Mudzinganyama, who has been training hard in an effort to meet the qualifying standards in the men&#8217;s marathon for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"25\">Meanwhile, South Africa&#8217;s Gerda Steyn won the women&#8217;s race for the fourth time in a row as she came home in a time of 3:29:06.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"12\">Amelework Bosho of Ethiopia was second, and South Africa&#8217;s Carla Molinaro third.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/.story-footer-link--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/202304170632.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ZIMBABWEAN long-distance runner Givemore Mudzinganyama celebrated the biggest win of his professional career after winning the 56 km Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town, South Africa on Saturday. 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