Posted on December 20, 2023
The Tuks long-distance runner, Collins Kgadima, will undoubtedly agree that behind every successful man, there stands a woman. In his case, there are two women. This past weekend, at the 2023 USSA Cross Country Championships in Bloemfontein, he won the men's 10km title and placed second in the...
Posted on November 01, 2023
It may be too early to start thinking about New Year's resolutions and setting goals for 2024, but the long jumper Jovan van Vuuren already knows what he will do. The Tuks student-athlete plans to go big in 2024, or, more accurately, far. If he gets it right, there is a chance he could medal at...
Posted on October 23, 2023
TuksSport High is 21! From humble beginnings to monumental success, TuksSport High School is celebrating 21 years since its founding in 2002.
Posted on August 16, 2023
When Marione Fourie settles into her starting blocks to race the 100-metre hurdles at the World Championships in Budapest, she will aim to qualify for the final. If she does, she will be the first South African female athlete to do so in the short hurdles race. She finished fifth in the...
Posted on August 08, 2023
Marlie Viljoen has been racing the 400 metres for a while, getting faster, but few noticed that until last week when she won the gold at the FISU World University Games in Chengdu, China. It was the cherry on top of a brilliant season for the Tuks student-athlete. She has won 10 of the 20...
Posted on July 24, 2023
The words no athlete ever wants to hear are, "Your career is over. You will never compete again," especially when you are in the prime of your career. Unfortunately, it does happen. In March, before the Gauteng North Athletics Championships, Jovan van Vuuren had to hear this "death sentence"...
Posted on July 03, 2023
The 21-year-old Marione Fourie recently set a new South African record in Switzerland when she won the women’s 100-meter hurdles in a time of 12.55 seconds. Her winning time is 0.21 seconds faster than Taylon Bieldt's record four weeks ago in Italy. The Tuks sports science student is now...
Posted on June 23, 2023
Judging by her results over the last four years, the MBChB student at UP-Tuks is winning the "battle against time." In 2020, her best time in the two-lap race was 2:13.96. This season, in April, she clocked 2:03.28. It equates to being nearly 10 seconds faster than she was in 2020. Caster...
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