Sport & Athletics News

  • TuksAthletics: Akani Simbine sets new Record

    Posted on March 08, 2016

    Akani Simbine (Tuks/HPC) rewrote history with his record-breaking 100m performance at the ASA Night Series Meeting at Pilditch. Simbine’s time was 0.01s faster than the South African record of 9.97s that he previously shared with Henricho Bruintjies.

  • Beukes is no one hit wonder

    Posted on March 06, 2016

    Eben Beukes (Tuks) is certainly no one-hit wonder that became abundantly clear on Saturday when he won the pole vault clearing the bar at 5.50 metres during a league meeting at Pilditch.

  • Manyonga qualifies for Rio

    Posted on March 05, 2016

    Luvo Manyonga (Tuks) qualified for the Olympic Games this morning when he jumped 8.20 metres in a league meeting at Pilditch.

  • TuksAthletics: Herman determined to throw a big one so as to go to Rio

    Posted on February 09, 2016

    An additional five metres and 33 centimetres is what Chad Herman, South African under-23 javelin champion, needs in order to earn his passport to the Olympic Games in Rio.

  • TuksAthletics: Year Book 2016

    Posted on January 25, 2016

    On behalf of the University of Pretoria, it is my privilege to welcome you as a member of the TuksAthletics Club for 2016. We are honoured to have so many young and talented athletes, like yourself, joining the Club Where Champions Are Made.

  • TuksAthletics: 4 Medals at Commonwealth Youth Games

    Posted on September 09, 2015

    Gift Leutela won his 2nd gold medal and again ran faster than the existing SA record but unfortunately the wind was too strong for it to be recognized as a national record.

  • TuksRoadRunning: Annual Lester Mills Memorial Night Race

    Posted on September 09, 2015

    The Annual Lester Mills Memorial Night Race will take place on 16 September 2015. There will be a 10km and a 5km race

  • TuksAthletics' Gift Leotlela sets new SA Record

    Posted on September 08, 2015

    The 16-year-old Gift Leotlela (TuksSport High School/TuksAthletics) continued South Africa’s “sprint revolution” when he won the 100m at the Youth Commonwealth Games in Samoa in a time of 10.20 seconds on the 7th of September 2015.

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