Defending Champion Onalenna Khonkhobe Talks Tough Ahead Of Two Oceans Marathon

The great Don King would have approved. Such was the nature of the pre-race media conference for the TotalSports Two Oceans Marathon taking place Saturday morning it could well have been an event organised by the revered boxing promoter for one of his major tournaments.

The main protagonists talked up their chances, with defending champion Onalenna Khonkhobe speaking tough as a title holder should.

My training is going well and yes I learnt a lot of things from my win last year. Two Oceans is a race for me because this is my show, the Nedbank Running Club star said in his inimitable way before adding his trademark phrase I am the head of the table.

The young man from Taung in the North West province then looked at the men flanking him one of them a winner of the race two years ago Givemore Mudzinganyama, while the other two have previously finished as runner-up, Nkosikhona Mhlakwana 2022 and Lloyd Nosman 2024 and delivered a dare.

I respect my brothers, so dont panic. But this channel 209 on SuperSport where the race will be broadcast, this is my channel for tomorrow. I am ready for everything, I have more confidence and more strength and more everything. Everyone will acknowledge me as the tribal chief, the athlete who also won the Soweto Marathon last year declared.