South Africa’s Siphamandla Nkosi wins Imbube Marathon in 2 hours 30 minutes
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Times of Eswatini
South African Siphamandla Nkosi won the Imbube Marathon in 2 hours 30 minutes, ahead of Swazi Ntokozo Nkonyane and compatriot Derrick Masango. In the women’s race, Kenyan Rosani Kaboino retained her title in 3 hours 11 minutes 41 seconds, reports the Times of Eswatini.
South African Siphamandla Nkosi won Eswatini’s Imbube Marathon on Saturday 17 October 2026, completing the 42 kilometres in 2 hours 30 minutes. He received 40,000 emalangeni, according to the Times of Eswatini.
Nkosi had already won the race in 2023, when he returned after a three-year interruption linked to the Covid-19 pandemic. Absent in 2024 and 2025, he said he accelerated during the first 21 kilometres before managing his effort in the heat.
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