Posted on March 05, 2022
TuksAtheltics: Marione Fourie confident about becoming the third South African female 100m hurdler to dip under-13s Exactly two. That is how many South African female hurdlers managed to dip under 13 seconds in the 100m-hurdles, but if Marione Fourie can have her way, this statistic will...
Posted on January 22, 2022
#TuksAthletics: Wayne Snyman sets a new men’s race walk national record at the 2022 ASA 35km Race Walking Champs If his body allows for it, Wayne Snyman might just do something that few South African race walkers have ever done before. That is competing in two events at the World...
Posted on November 16, 2021
The 2020 Olympic gold medallist and World Record holder, Tatjana Schoenmaker (now a TuksSport High School matriculant), is the University of Pretoria Sportswoman of the Year. On Monday, 15 November, at the Future Africa Campus, it was also announced that she is the TuksSport Newsmaker of the...
Posted on October 14, 2021
#TuksAthletics: Come 2022, Werner Prinsloo wants Akani Simbine to be consistent when he races Next year, consistency and not medals will be the main focus when South Africa's fastest man, Akani Simbine, lines up to race the 100 metres. Some might ask why. The Tuks based sprinter has, after...
Posted on September 16, 2021
#TuksAthletics: "I feel like a 'newborn baby' who has got to relearn how to train," says Carina Horn The South African women's record holder over 100 metres, Carina Horn, is back on the athletics track after two years. She got suspended in September 2019 after testing positive for the...
Posted on September 03, 2021
#TuksAthletics: Ntando Mahlangu wins his second gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympic Games in Japan Ntando Mahlangu streaked to a second gold medal this afternoon, winning the men’s T61 200 metres in 23.59s at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. He timed his acceleration to perfection. With 50...
Posted on August 29, 2021
#TuksAthletics: Daniel Du Plessis hopes to inspire during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in Japan Daniel du Plessis made a decision eight years ago to amputate his legs. It changed his life as he will be making his Paralympic debut when he lines up to race the men's 100m T64 in Tokyo.
Posted on August 28, 2021
#TuksAthletics: Ntando Mahlangu coached from Pretoria to set a world record at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Japan When Ntando Mahlangu jumped 7.17 metres, setting a world record to win gold in the men’s T63 long jump at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Japan there, was a moment of...
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