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Hollywoodbets shines at Comrades Marathon
EAGER crowds flocked to the streets of Durban and Pietermaritzburg this past Sunday, 28 August 2022, to witness the first competitive Comrades Marathon to be held since 2019. Sports betting operator, Hollywoodbets, is proud to have been a part of the ultimate human race experience in Drummond, where they painted the Halfway Mark purple and cheered on all runners as they passed by.
In a day where lifelong memories were created, more than 1 000 Hollywoodbets team members and their families spread purple magic at the Halfway Mark ensuring it was a resounding success.
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This year, Hollywoodbets extended their support of this major sporting event as they
became the official sponsor of the Comrades race number. This placed the purple brand’s logo on each of the 15 900 athletes that took part in the ultra-marathon.
More than 400 runners from the Hollywoodbets Athletics Club were excited to be back in the race after a two-year break. Club elite runner and Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon runner-up, Nkosikhona Mhlakwana, earned a gold medal by finishing 6th overall, while fellow elite runners Sikhumbuzo Seme and Prodigal Khumalo were placed in the top 50 from a field of more than 15 900 runners.
The Club also made their mark in the women’s top 30 as Makhosazana Mhlongo finished in a time of 06:17:48.
The first male runner, Onalenna Khonkhobe, reaches the Hollywoodbets Halfway Mark in Drummond.
Nkosikhona Mhlakwana, the first Hollywoodbets Athletics Club’s elite male gets cheered on by the ‘Purple team’ as he passes through Hollywoodbets Halfway point.
Makhosi Mhlongo, the first Hollywoodbets Athletics Club female elite runner to pass the Hollywoodbets Halfway point, being cheered on by the Purple Team.
Hollywoodbets’ mascot entertains and supports runners at the Hollywoodbets Halfway point.
More than 1 000 Hollywoodbets Team Members and family show their support to all the runners passing through. Supporters handed out water, fruit, potatoes and more.
2022 Comrades Marathon winner, Tete Dijana, passes through Hollywoodbets Halfway point.
