ATHLETICS MEDIA RESULTS
WEDNESDAY, 25 JUNE 2025
GLENROSE XABA LOOKS SET FOR ANOTHER SPAR GRAND PRIX TRIUMPH
Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa – Glenrose Xaba (Boxer) took another step towards defending her SPAR Women’s Grand Prix title on Sunday when she won the Durban SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge in 31:54 minutes. She heads the log with a total of 55 points. Xaba was one of five runners to earn the maximum 10 bonus points by finishing within 33 minutes.
Xaba is three points ahead of her nearest rival, Selam Gebre (Nedbank). Gebre finished third in the race, behind her teammate and fellow Ethiopian Dinayah Abaraya, who was running her first SPAR race of the year. Abaraya is currently fifth on the log, with 29 points.
Karabo Mailula (Tuks) and Cacisile Sosibo (Boxer) are in joint third position on the log with 36 points. Mailula finished third in Cape Town and eighth in Durban, with five bonus points in Durban, while Sosibo was fourth in Cape Town and seventh in Durban, also with five bonus points.
Former SPAR Grand Prix winner, Diana-Lebo Phalula (Boxer) heads the 40-49 category, with 20 points, having won in Cape Town and Durban with five bonus points. International runner Olga Firsova is in second position, with nine points.
The 50-59 category is headed by Capetonian Anne Stewart of Atlantic, who has 14 points, after winning in Cape Town and finishing second in Durban, with five bonus points.
In the 60+ category, Judy Bird (Boxer) celebrated her birthday on Sunday with another win. She heads the log with 20 points, having earned bonus points in Cape Town and in Durban. Former seven-time Comrades Marathon gold medalist, Grace de Oliveira (Maxed Elite) is hot on her heels with 18 points, having also earned bonus points in both races.
Wiepke Schoeman (Boxer) is top of the log in the junior category, with 10 points, having earned bonus points in both Cape Town and in Durban. Anele Ndawonde is in second position, with five points.
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Glenrose Xaba 1 TL_2412263 – 2025 Durban SPAR Grand Prix winner, Glenrose Xaba (Boxer) leads the SPAR Grand Prix leaderboard after two of five races in the 2025 series. Xaba has 55 points,three points ahead of her nearest rival, Ethiopian Selam Gebre (Nedbank). Photo credit Darren Stewart/Gallo Images
Glenrose Xaba 2 TL_2412276 – 2025 Durban SPAR Grand Prix winner, Glenrose Xaba (Boxer) leads the SPAR Grand Prix leaderboard after two of five races in the 2025 series. Xaba has 55 points,three points ahead of her nearest rival, Ethiopian Selam Gebre (Nedbank). Photo credit Darren Stewart/Gallo Images
Glenrose Xaba 3 TL_2412293 – 2025 Durban SPAR Grand Prix winner, Glenrose Xaba (Boxer) leads the SPAR Grand Prix leaderboard after two of five races in the 2025 series. Xaba has 55 points,three points ahead of her nearest rival, Ethiopian Selam Gebre (Nedbank). Photo credit Darren Stewart/Gallo Images
Lebo Phalula TL_2380798 – Former SPAR Grand Prix winner, Lebo Phalula (Boxer) heads the 40-49 category of the SPAR Grand Prix leaderboard, with 20 points, having won in Cape Town and Durban with five bonus points. International runner Olga Firsova is in second position behind Lebo Phalula in the 40-49 category. Photo credit Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images