Posted on May 29, 2025
There's a good reason why Wian Roux wants to hit the bull's eye when he is aiming with his bow at the target during next month's World Student Games in Germany.
Posted on July 25, 2024
Wian Roux will focus on hitting the mark as he competes in archery at the Paris Olympic Games on Thursday, 25 July. With his bow in hand, Roux will join the world's elite archers, while the top sevens rugby and football teams also begin their quest for medals. The Games officially kick off with...
Posted on July 12, 2024
Ten years ago, Wian Roux took his dad's advice to heart. It was the best thing he could have done because he would aim with his bow at the Paris 2024 Olympics in France. When he does, his dad, Patrick, will be there to calm his nerves and give advice as his coach. They might be the first dad-son...
Posted on July 10, 2024
Shaun Anderson of TuksArchery has taken to heart the lessons learned from his two previous Paralympic Games competitions, ensuring he leaves nothing to chance as he prepares for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in France. "The message I want to convey is that people should avoid making...
Posted on June 25, 2024
When Wian Roux lines up on 29 July at the Paris 2024 Olympics in France to shoot his first arrow at the bullseye, the numbers three, eight, and 12 will hold special significance. It will be the first time in 12 years that a South African archer competes at the Olympic Games. The Tuks archer is...
Posted on August 01, 2023
The Tuks law student, Christian de Klerk, won South Africa's first medal at the FISU World University Games in Chengdu, China, by not missing many bulls with his bow. He finished second in the compound archery competition. He might be the first South African archer to medal at the World Student...
Posted on July 25, 2023
On Thursday, when Wian Roux takes aim with his bow on the bull during the FISU World University Games in Chengdu, China, it will be with the purpose of winning a medal. He is no stranger to doing so. He won silver in the recurve archery competition during the 2018 African Youth Games in Algeria....
Posted on August 25, 2021
#TuksArchery: Shaun Anderson wants to honour dad’s memory at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Japan When Shaun Anderson takes aim on Friday during the Paralympic archery competition, he will do so in honour of his dad, who passed away due to contracting the COVID-19 virus. "My dad...
Posted on August 23, 2021
#TuksArchery: Philip Coates-Palgrave aims to switch off his “brain” at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Japan 26 years ago, Philip Coates-Palgrave lost his left leg after being severely mauled by a hippo in the Zambezi River.
Posted on May 06, 2021
The South African paralympic archer Shaun Anderson's hope of competing at the Tokyo Games might have been ended by the Covid Pandemic. Last night he was informed that no South African archers can compete in July in the Czech Republic. It has to do with the Covid travel regulations. The Tuks...
Posted on March 22, 2021
The first time Johan Wilsenach of TuksArchery, touched a bow, changed his life in many ways he could not even have predicted. At that time, he was only five years old.
Posted on January 29, 2021
Many years ago, a young boy in Ladysmith loved nothing more than to do all kinds of sports and dive into swimming pools. Like many youngsters, he had hoped to become one of the best. When he realised early on it would not happen, he did not get discouraged. Through his participation, he had...
Posted on August 27, 2020
Tuks's archers are at long last back doing what they like most which are staying calm and shooting straight.
Posted on June 26, 2020
Keep calm shoot straight. This simple philosophy has helped Danelle Wentzel to establish herself as one of the world's top female archers.
Posted on April 03, 2020
The Tuks archer Shaun Anderson believes the postponement of Tokyo's Olympic and Paralympic Games might not be a bad thing.
Posted on June 10, 2019
A Commonwealth Games champion, a World Cup gold medallist, two junior world champions and a current World Cup football player are amongst the Tuks athletes who will be representing South Africa at the World Student Games in Napoli, Italy next month.
Posted on June 05, 2019
The Tuks archer, Danelle Wentzel, can justly claim to have been there done that and got the T-shirt to prove it.
Posted on May 27, 2019
TuksSport archers made South African sports history last weekend by winning two gold medals during the Hyundai Archery World Cup in Antalya.
Posted on May 14, 2019
The Tuks Paralympic archer, Shaun Anderson, proved he is on track to maybe medalling during next month's World Archery Championships in Hertogenbosch, Netherlands when he set two national records over the weekend.
Posted on April 30, 2019
The 18-year old Tuks archer, Christian de Klerk's, coolheadedness and accuracy has led to him being selected to represent South Africa at two World Championships as well as a World Cup Tournament.
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