Posted on March 22, 2023
The 19-year-old high jumper, Brian Raats, will attempt to do what no South African athlete has been able to do over the last ten years, which is to jump 2.28 metres. Over the last few years, South Africa's senior high jumpers have yet to come up with the magic jump that will get people...
Posted on March 11, 2023
The South African long jump champion and 2022 Commonwealth Games medallist, Jovan van Vuuren's 2023 campaign, has ended without a proper lift-off. Last year, he was named the University of Pretoria Sportswoman of the Year. Early into the new season, the Tuks athlete sustained a slight tear in...
Posted on March 01, 2023
It is often said that one run can change your day, and many runs can change your life. This is undoubtedly true of the late Prof Vollie Spies. She abided by the motto that everyone was born to run. It did not matter if you did not run as efficiently or as fast as others. Just run. "Prof...
Posted on February 08, 2023
Philani Buthelezi is a man of few words, but then again, he does not have to say anything; he lets his legs do the talking. That is why the 33-year-old Murray & Roberts Running Club athlete will be one the athletes to watch on Saturday, 18 February during the 2023 Bestmed TuksRace....
Posted on February 03, 2023
One of South Africa’s athletics legends, Rikenette Steenkamp, has decided to put her spikes away for good. The Tuks athlete has undoubtedly been the "boss lady" of 100m-hurdles racing since 2010 in South Africa. In 47 local races, she has been beaten only twice in the short hurdles. It...
Posted on January 30, 2023
The 47-year-old and 2016 women’s Comrades Marathon champion, Charne Bosman, is one of the first well-known athletes to indicate that she will be running the 21.1km event of the Bestmed TuksRace on Saturday, 18 February 2023. It is no surprise. Like a bee can't resist the nectar of...
Posted on January 28, 2023
The UP-Tuks Sportsman of the Year 2022, Jovan van Vuuren, says he has kept things simple regarding his new year's resolutions as a long jumper. "Every time I line up, it will be like it is the last time I compete. I am not going to take anything for granted. A lot is at stake with the World...
Posted on January 17, 2023
Athletes wanting to run a personal best time over 21.1 or 10 kilometres should enter to race at the Bestmed Tuks Race on Sunday, 18 February 2023. The TuksRoadRunning Administrator at TuksSport, Jet Moses, is confident that athletes who have put in the hours on the road should clock fast...
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