Posted on June 07, 2021
On Sunday, 6 June, the South African 400m-hurdles champion, Wenda Nel, impressed in Hengelo when she ran 55.25s, finishing third at the FBK Games. The Tuks athlete's time is again faster than the Olympic qualifying standard. Femke Bol (Netherlands) won in 54.33s, with Anna Ryzhykova (Ukraine)...
Posted on May 27, 2021
The South African 100m champion, Akani Simbine of TuksAthletics, will start his build-up to the Tokyo Olympic Games on 10 June 2021 when he competes in the Wanda Rome/Florence Diamond League in Italy.
Posted on May 16, 2021
Kyle Blignaut of Tuks, has qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games with a winning throw of 21.21 metres in the men’s shot-put during the 2021 USSA Athletics Championships in Johannesburg. The "Big Man" is in terrific form. Since the 2021 South African Senior National Championships at Tuks,...
Posted on May 15, 2021
On 15 May 2021, Kyle Blignaut of Tuks, qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games with a winning throw of 21.21 metres in the shot put during the USSA Athletics Championships in Johannesburg.
Posted on May 13, 2021
The men's shot put has become one of the forgotten events in South African athletics, but Jason van Rooyen and Kyle Blignaut's rivalry could change this. In the past two weeks, both athletes have thrown further than 21 metres. Van Rooyen won on 29 April in Potchefstroom with a distance of...
Posted on May 09, 2021
The gold medal the South African men's 4x100m relay team won at the World Relay Championships in Poland is the start of things to come. More SA teams will medal in the future. Athletics South Africa (ASA) relay team manager, Danie Cornelius, who is the Head of Programme at TuksAthletics is the...
Posted on May 03, 2021
The South African men's 4x100m relay team dared to dream full well, knowing they will face obstacles, make mistakes and be criticised, but in the end, trust trumps all. That is why they are world champions. On Sunday, 2 May 2021, Thando Dlodlo, Gift Leotlela, Clarence Munyai and Akani Simbine...
Posted on April 28, 2021
Athletics South Africa (ASA) has recently announced a squad of 17 athletes to compete at the upcoming World Athletics Relays in Silesia, Poland on 1-2 May 2021. The selected squad will compete in the men's 4x100m and 4x400m events and the 4x400m mixed relay.
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