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...
Posted on August 24, 2021
#TuksAthletics: Ntando Mahlangu sights set on winning gold in the men’s 200m T61 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Japan Not that he ever would, but Ntando Mahlangu can claim he had achieved more in 19 years than most people would in a lifetime. When only 14, he won a silver medal...
Posted on August 16, 2021
The Tuks sprinter, Benjamin Richardson (who is a TuksSport High School learner-athlete part of the TuksAthletics Academy), will race to win from Wednesday when he competes in the 100 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya. "The goal is always gold. It does not...
Posted on August 01, 2021
#TuksAthletics: Akani Simbine fourth in Tokyo 2020 Olympics men’s 100m-final Italy's Lamont Jacobs is the new Olympic 100 metres champion after winning this afternoon in a time of 9.80s. His winning time is the second-fastest for the season. Fred Kearly (USA) was second in the...
Posted on July 31, 2021
The 400m-hurdles for women promises to be one of the highlights of the Tokyo Olympic Games, especially with the three of the fastest athletes ever who are going to duel it out for gold. The 21-year-old Sydney McLaughlin (USA) set a new world record last month during the US Olympic Trials...
Posted on July 31, 2021
Akani Simbine can medal in the 100 metres during the Tokyo Olympic Games. So believes Matthew Quinn, a 2001 World Championship relay gold medallist. His confidence in Simbine's abilities sprouts from the Tuks based sprinter's last two races. "For me, Akani is definitely in the mix to a...
Posted on July 24, 2021
A total of 25 athletes from the University of Pretoria (UP) and six alumni are participating in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics from Saturday. In addition to the competing athletes, eight TuksSport coaches will be in Tokyo to provide advice to the athletes, along with a Tuks referee to ensure the...
Posted on July 04, 2021
Which South African female athlete has won three national titles in 2021 and nearly set a national record is a question few sport fans might know the answer to. The honour befalls the 19-year-old, Marione Fourie. Don't try and do an internet search to try and find out more about her heroics....
Posted on July 02, 2021
Sub ten seconds over 100 metres and not just a sub ten. A good sub ten is the challenge that awaits Akani Simbine when he races next week in Europe. The Tuks based sprinter is competing in Hungary on Tuesday. However, Friday's Monaco Diamond League Meeting is going to be the big one. "As...
Posted on July 01, 2021
Rikenette Steenkamp proved that you cannot keep a good woman down when she won the women’s 100m-hurdles in a time of 13.23s during the recent AGN League 5 Championship at the Bestmed TuksAthletics Stadium.
Posted on July 01, 2021
Tlotliso Gift Leotlela (TuksSport High School matriculant), proved that winning is addictive when he won the 100 metres in 10.24s in Bydgoszcz, Poland, last night. It is the Tuks Olympian sprinter's second victory in nine days. He also won last week in Madrid. If Leotlela can have one wish...
Posted on June 22, 2021
Challenging the stopwatch has become the norm to Wayne Snyman. It is what you do if you are an Olympian wanting to beat the world's best. However, the Tuks race walker realises that being fast during training and doing so while racing is not the same thing. That is why he competed at the 2021...
Posted on June 21, 2021
Tlotliso Gift Leotlela notched up his first international win of the season when he won the 100m with a time of 10.15 seconds at the Meeting Madrid held at the Estadio de Vallehermoso in Madrid, Spain on 19 June 2021. The Tuks athlete describes it as the confidence booster he needed. "It...
Posted on June 20, 2021
Koos van der Merwe, one of the legends of South African athletics, sadly passed away at the beginning of this month. He was 65. He will be remembered as someone who lived life to its fullest until he was diagnosed with dementia.
Posted on June 11, 2021
Akani Simbine notched up his fourth 100-metre victory in the Diamond League by running 10.08s in Florence on Thursday, 10 June 2021. The Tuks based sprinter did not have the best of starts, but once he got into his rhythm and reach his top-end speed, there was no stopping him. He outsprinted...
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,...
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