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....
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