Posted on September 17, 2019
Africa's and South Africa's fastest 400m-hurdler, Sokwakhana Zazini, won't be competing at the IAAF World Championships in Doha due to a foot injury.
Posted on September 09, 2019
It was a busy weekend for Tuks's Aynslee van Graan on Saturday as she won gold as well as bronze medals during the South African Cross Country Championships.
Posted on September 09, 2019
Tuks's Rikenette Steenkamp could be the unluckiest athlete not to represent South Africa at the World Championships (27 September to 6 October) in Doha.
Posted on September 05, 2019
The Tuks-athlete Aynslee van Graan will aim to repeat a unique double on Saturday when she competes at the South African Cross Country Championships in Centurion.
Posted on July 22, 2019
South Africa's 100m champion Akani Simbine surprised himself by clocking a 'season best' in London at Saturday's Day 1 of the IAAF Diamond League meeting.
Posted on July 22, 2019
The Tuks high jump athlete, Chris Moleya, finished third jumping 2.22m in Buhl, Germany.
Posted on July 22, 2019
The South African record holder, Clarence Munyai, qualified for the world championships in Doha last night when he won the 200 metres in Heusden, the Netherlands in a time of 20.04s.
Posted on July 17, 2019
South Africa's near-forgotten female sprinter, Carina Horn, seems to be slowly finding the form that led to her becoming the first local athlete to dip under 11 seconds in the 100m.
Posted on July 15, 2019
To be called "Oom" is nowadays considered by many to be an insult, but when someone at TuksAthletics should refer to Dup du Preez as "Oom", it will be out of pure respect.
Posted on July 12, 2019
The Tuks athlete, Sokwakhana Zazini, reached a new milestone last night by clocking a time of 48.73s in the 400m-hurdles to win a silver medal at the World Student Games in Napoli.
Posted on July 11, 2019
The Tuks-athlete, Zeney van der Walt, never race to finish second, but there are always the exceptions, last night's 400m-hurdles final at the World Student Games in Napoli is one.
Posted on July 01, 2019
South African sprint champion and Tuks athlete, Tebogo Mamatu won the 100m in 11.04s during the 40th ResisprintMeeting in La Chaux, Switzerland, on Sunday.
Posted on June 24, 2019
A favourite past times amongst sports fans often are compiling lists of the supposed greats; athletes who would inspire others through their sporting feats.
Posted on June 21, 2019
The national men's 4x100m team charged to an impressive victory on Thursday night, leading a large group of South African athletes who turned out at the Golden Spike Meeting in Ostrava, Czech Republic, which formed part of the IAAF World Challenge series.
Posted on June 19, 2019
If the weather and his legs are allowing Akani Simbine could clock his 23rd sub-ten second time over 100 metres tomorrow at the 58th Golden Spike, an IAAF World Challenge meeting, in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava.
Posted on June 10, 2019
A Commonwealth Games champion, a World Cup gold medallist, two junior world champions and a current World Cup football player are amongst the Tuks athletes who will be representing South Africa at the World Student Games in Napoli, Italy next month.
Posted on June 05, 2019
At 43 years Bosman is still dreaming big when it comes to racing Comrades
Posted on May 31, 2019
The South African 100m-hurdles record holder, Rikenette Steenkamp (Tuks), proved last night in Stockholm by running 13.21s that it is only a question of time before she starts dipping under 13 seconds regularly.
Posted on May 20, 2019
Three South African athletes achieved podium places in Shanghai, China on Saturday as the international season gained momentum at the second of 14 legs of the IAAF Diamond League series.
Posted on May 17, 2019
Akani Simbine (Tuks) will tomorrow when he lines up to compete in the 100 metres at the Shanghai Diamond League Meeting get a good idea if he is on track to maybe medalling later this year at the World Championships.
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