'It's disturbing': Soweto Marathon locked in ongoing broadcast battle | The Citizen

😳Uncertainty looms over the Soweto Marathon🥉🏃‍♀️ with organisers uncertain why there was no live media coverage of one of SA’s most popular mass participation sports events. Read the full story here: SowetoMarathon

The lead group reaches a refreshment point during the Soweto Marathon. Picture: Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images

While SuperSport holds the rights to broadcast the race, as part of a broader deal with Athletics South Africa which includes all road running events sanctioned by the national federation, organisers had reportedly wanted the SABC to televise the race in order to take a cut of the pie – a demand which was turned down by ASA, in line with its SuperSport contract.

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