We have recruited the best that South Africa has to offer, as well as a number of young upcoming Comrades runners. Charl Mattheus, Donovan Wright, Willie Mtolo and Zithulele Sinqe are a few of the athletes who have already agreed to join the Harmony Gold Athletics Club. The Harmony Gold Athletics Club will host clinics at their various operations and in the surrounding communities. At present the company has athletics clubs in the Free State and in Evander. It is the intention to establish clubs in all the company s production regions in South Africa.
Harmony is a proud sponsor of the Comrades Marathon.
The top 10 men and women each receive a Harmony Gold 1 oz gold medal to the approximate value of R2 000. The first South African male and female runner to complete the race will each receive a Harmony 25 oz pure gold bar, valued at approximately R53 000. As an added incentive, the man or woman who sets a new record will receive a Harmony 100 oz pure gold bar to the approximate value of R210 000. The gold mines have the reputation of having produced some of South Africa's finest runners in the history of road running. Harmony has decided to take the lead by focussing on an initiative to Go for Comrades Gold by establishing this new club.