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 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...
Posted on January 30, 2024
Runners of all fitness levels are invited to enter the 21.1km half-marathon, the 10km or 5km races, or a colourful 1km fun run / walk.
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...
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