{"id":50278,"date":"2020-07-09T08:38:48","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T06:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/road-running-event-cancelled-beneficiaries-win-20200708-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T00:50:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:50:16","slug":"road-running-event-cancelled-beneficiaries-win-20200708-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/road-running-event-cancelled-beneficiaries-win-20200708-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Road running event cancelled: Beneficiaries win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_22a4126a\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/4801\/c696e864b617484e9dae88f2d7ac4fd0.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/4801\/6dffb43203bc4a73b6b0b034c374ca7b.jpg\" title=\"The 2020 SPAR Women\u2019s Challenge event in Port Elizabeth has been officially cancelled owing to the coronavirus pandemic. Seen here (photographed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic) are Thuthuka Songelwa, Simon\u00e9 Jordaan, Rebecca Gatang\u2019i and Phindi Nama of the Ketsh Up triathlon team.  Photo:LEON HUGO\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The 2020 SPAR Women\u2019s Challenge event in Port Elizabeth has been officially cancelled owing to the coronavirus pandemic. Seen here (photographed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic) are Thuthuka Songelwa, Simon\u00e9 Jordaan, Rebecca Gatang\u2019i and Phindi Nama of the Ketsh Up triathlon team.  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