Posted on October 04, 2024
The two things that drive Samuel Sepeng every day he steps onto the athletics track to coach are his desire to make a difference in athletes' lives and to leave a lasting legacy. As the Tuks middle-distance coach, Sepeng is well on his way to achieving that. Seven of the athletes he trained...
Posted on September 01, 2024
TuksSport High School learner-athlete, Njabulo Mbatha of TuksAthletics Academy, capped a brilliant season when he formed part of South Africa's 4x400m men’s relay team and won a silver medal at the World Athletics U-20 Championships in Lima, Peru. South Africa ran a season-best in the...
Posted on August 05, 2024
Edmund du Plessis will face his biggest challenge as an 800-metre athlete when he lines up to race in the men’s heats at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in France on Wednesday, 7 August. The UP-Tuks medical student is under no illusions as to what awaits him. But there is no getting away...
Posted on August 03, 2024
A question that might "bowl" most sports fans might be when asked which South African coach got athletes to medal at the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Commonwealth Games and World Athletics Championships. Not many might know that the answer to this is Neil Cornelius. Under the Tuks coach's...
Posted on June 24, 2024
"Quest successful" was the WhatsApp message Edmund du Plessis sent out when he qualified in the 800 metres to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in France. The UP-Tuks MBChB student finished third, running a time of 1:44.49 in Madrid. The Olympic qualifying standard is 1:44.70. Belgium's...
Posted on June 17, 2024
When Charné Swart lines up to race the 800 metres, the one sure thing is that she could be faster than the last time she ran. This past weekend, during a league meeting at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria West, the Tuks medical student won the 800 metres in a time of 2:00.34. It is the fourth...
Posted on June 03, 2024
Edmund du Plessis is pushing to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in France. This season, during the South African Senior Track & Field Championships in Pietermaritzburg, he won the 800m running at 1:44.92. It is the second consecutive time that he has won the national senior title. A...
Posted on May 20, 2024
As a rule, the long jumper, Jovan van Vuuren, does not like to make a promise he can't keep, but after his inclusion in the South African team for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, he stated that he is not going to Paris to take "selfies". "It has always been my dream to compete at the...
Posted on May 16, 2024
Tuks athletes have been carrying the flag for South Africa since 2012 at the Olympic Games, winning nine medals (4 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze) out of 19. Playing around with numbers equates to Tuks winning 47.36% of South Africa's Olympic medals at the last three Olympic Games. This trend is...
Posted on May 01, 2024
Early this week, Charné Swart established herself as one of South Africa's best female 800-metre athletes by running 2:00.71, during the Cape Milers Club/Endurocad WA Challenge Meeting in Cape Town. The Tuks student-athlete is now one of the six fastest South African female athletes in the 800...
Posted on April 24, 2024
Two University of Pretoria medical students, Edmund du Plessis proved by winning the men’s 800m final at the 2024 ASA Senior Track & Field National Championships in Pietermaritzburg, that he is ready to race against the world's best. Charné Swart won the women's 800m final in 2:01.81...
Posted on April 21, 2024
Colette Uys had one goal at the beginning of the year: to be the best she could be as an athlete, and she is starting to do precisely that. The Tuks medical student proved it when she won the hammer throw at the 2024 ASA Senior Track & Field National Championships in Pietermaritzburg. With...
Posted on April 08, 2024
University of Pretoria track and field athletes had to conquer seriously windy conditions in Stellenbosch to win the overall title at the 2024 USSA Athletics Championships in Stellenbosch.In three days of running, jumping and throwing, Tuks scored 330 points. North-West University was second with...
Posted on March 13, 2024
On Saturday, March 9, the Tuks medical student won the women’s 800 metres in a time of 2:01.52, during the Gauteng North Athletics Championships at Pilditch Stadium. Her time was 1.40 seconds faster than her previous best time. Colette Uys, achieved a unique hat trick at the Gauteng North...
Posted on March 12, 2024
Winning four races from four starts is a strong statement in athletics, and that's exactly what SW Nel of TuksAthletics, has achieved this season in the 110m hurdles. At the 2024 Gauteng North Athletics Championships held at Pilditch, Nel defended his title with a time of 13.85 seconds, just 0.01...
Posted on March 11, 2024
On Saturday, March 9, Jovan van Vuuren made sure of qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by jumping 8.30 metres during the 2024 Gauteng North Championships held at Pilditch Stadium. It is a massive personal best for the UP-Tuks student-athlete. His previous best was 8.16 metres (2022).
Posted on March 10, 2024
The two-time South African heptathlon champion, Shannon Verster, will hope to make it two out of two when she competes at the 13th African Games in Ghana. It would be high time she did so again. The first time she competed internationally was in 2022. The Tuks athlete won silver during the...
Posted on February 20, 2024
The 2024 instalment of the TuksRace, in collaboration with Bestmed Medical Scheme, painted the streets of Pretoria red and blue on Saturday, 17 February. Runners across the country joined the multi-distance event at the University of Pretoria’s Hillcrest Sports Campus. The bussing ambience...
Posted on February 19, 2024
The African under-20 100-meter hurdles champion Chané Kok's quest to get faster starts as the new season is upon us. She had a brilliant season last year. Apart from winning the African title, she was also the South African under-20 champion and won silver at the senior national championships....
Posted on February 12, 2024
The UP-Tuks student-athlete, Karabo Mailula will not defend her Bestmed TuksRace 10km title on Saturday as she is off competing at the 2024 FISU World University Championships Cross Country in Oman. The World University Championship Cross Country is one of the oldest FISU Championships. It was...
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