{
  "id": 1911911,
  "title": "Largest field and record prize money announced for 100th running of the Comrades Marathon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/largest-field-and-record-prize-money-announced-for-100th-running-of",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T09:59:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/entry-limit-prize-money-2027-comrades-marathon/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A total of 28,000 entries will be accepted and a prize purse of more than R8.9 million will be on offer for next year's race.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}