Comrades stage set as one of SA's most iconic sporting events returns after 3-year break

Comrades Marathon race director Rowyn James says they had to plan for two different types of races ahead of the 95th running of the world's oldest and largest ultra-marathon.

Like all sporting events, the Comrades wasn't spared the cancellation effects brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.

With the race also having a field hospital that's generally the biggest at any sporting event, it became more susceptible to the pandemic than any other sporting event in the country.