{"id":30484,"date":"2022-09-02T11:20:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T11:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/?p=30484"},"modified":"2022-09-01T22:20:54","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T22:20:54","slug":"malawian-beats-thousands-of-runners-to-finish-eighth-in-90km-comrades-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/malawian-beats-thousands-of-runners-to-finish-eighth-in-90km-comrades-marathon","title":{"rendered":"Malawian beats thousands of runners to finish eighth in 90km Comrades Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Malawian long distance runner Solly Manduwa has finished in eighth place during the 95th Comrades Marathon this morning in South Africa. Manduwa completed the marathon in 5:46:10 and in the top ten, he is the only athlete who is not a South African national.<\/p>\n<p>He is expected to receive 15,000 Rands (About K1 million) for his exploits while the winner Tete Dijana, who finished in 5:30:38 is expected to get R260 000 (about K18 million).<\/p>\n<p>South Africans Edward Mothibi (5:33:46) and Dan Moselakwe (5:36:25) finished second and third respectively. Russian athlete Alexandra Morozova finished the race in 6:17:48, becoming the best female athlete at the marathon. The race this year had 15,956 registered partcipants.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Dalitso Resort in Mangochi has rewarded Solly Manduwa K250,000 and a free weekend holiday at the resort. Dalitso Resort managing director Edwin Banda has told the local media that the reward is in recognition of Manduwa\u2019s feat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. Malawian long distance runner Solly Manduwa has finished in eighth place during the 95th Comrades Marathon this morning in South Africa. Manduwa completed the marathon in 5:46:10 and in the top ten, he is the only athlete who is not a South African national. 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