Posted on April 20, 2021
The 17-year-old, Benjamin Richardson, who is a TuksSport High School learner-athlete impressed by finishing second in a time of 20.77s in the men’s 200m final. It is the first time, he competed in the South African Senior Championships. Nicholas Ferns was third in 20.83s. Wenda Nel...
Posted on April 16, 2021
Akani Simbine is still South Africa's fastest man. He proved this afternoon when he won the 100 metres in 9.99s during the South African in 9.99s. "I am happy. I came here to be South Africa's number one," the Tuks sprinter said, smiling. Running sub ten seconds at Tuks seems to become a...
Posted on April 05, 2021
The Tuks athlete, Taylon Bieldt, has steadily been getting faster without anyone really taking note, but things changed when she won the 400m-hurdles in 56.17 seconds at the Bestmed TuksAthletics Stadium.
Posted on April 03, 2021
South African race walker, Wayne Snyman of TuksAthletics, will vouch that a mere second faster can make a big difference; it was what helped him qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Posted on March 29, 2021
Running sub-ten-second times is no big deal to Akani Simbine. He can do so nine of the ten times, he races over 100 metres, but winning in 9.99s on Saturday, 27 March during the Gauteng North Championships at the Bestmed TuksAthletics Stadium was special.
Posted on March 26, 2021
One thing that is certain when Wenda Nel and Zenéy van der Walt face-off in the 400m-hurdles is that it will be an exciting race. They can't help but push each other to the limit. Tomorrow during the Gauteng North Athletics Championships at the Bestmed TuksAthletics Stadium, they will resume...
Posted on March 25, 2021
2021 has been an eventful year for the 2018 African youth 100m-hurdles champion, Kayla van den Bergh, despite her not having raced yet. The Tuks athlete has definite goals. She wants to compete at the upcoming 2021 World Student Games in China as well as the 2020 World Athletics U20...
Posted on March 23, 2021
To be the first sprinter to dip under 10 seconds over 100 metres in 2021 is at stake when Akani Simbine settles in his starting blocks during tomorrow's Avanti International Invitational-meeting in Roodepoort.
Posted on March 18, 2021
The Tuks long jumper, Jovan van Vuuren, can undoubtedly relate to the lyrics of Bob Dylan's famous song "Blow in in the wind". So far, he has competed twice this season. The first time at Tuks, he jumped 7.97m and recently in Potchefstroom 8.07m. Result wise it should have been the third and...
Posted on March 11, 2021
Luxolo Adams of TuksAthletics, could well be South Africa's next sprinter to dip under 10 seconds in the 100 metres event. Recently, in Potchefstroom, he won in a time of 10.07. It means unofficially, he is now one of the fastest local sprinters in the short sprint. Only 10 athletes had been...
Posted on February 23, 2021
TuksSport High School Class of 2020’ has achieved a 98.2% matric pass rate. It is the first time the school reaches an 89% bachelor pass rate. In total, the learners achieved 73 distinctions.
Posted on February 22, 2021
South Africa's 4x100m relay athletes are, for certain, one team with one goal. It became abundantly clear during their first training camp on Saturday at the Bestmed TuksAthletics Stadium.
Posted on February 12, 2021
Six years ago a shy 19-year old from Graaff Reinet, caused quite a stir when he stopped the clock running 45.42s over 400-metres in Potchefstroom. It was believed in 2015 that Berend Koekemoer was a future champion in the making. Things did not quite work out as he had hoped. He quitted...
Posted on January 31, 2021
The South African men's 4x100m relay team will medal at the World Relay Championships in Poland in May and at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Given South Africa's 4x100m-relay team's performance history, it is a bold statement to make. To Danie Cornelius, the national relay team's manager, it is a near...
Posted on January 29, 2021
Many years ago, a young boy in Ladysmith loved nothing more than to do all kinds of sports and dive into swimming pools. Like many youngsters, he had hoped to become one of the best. When he realised early on it would not happen, he did not get discouraged. Through his participation, he had...
Posted on January 20, 2021
Thando Dlodlo will be all "Striped-up" when he lines up to race the 100 metres for the first time this season as he has joined the TuksAthletics Club. For South African athletics, it is good news. Every member of the South African 4x100m-relay team that set the new national and Africa record...
Posted on January 16, 2021
The South African 100m-hurdles record-holder, Rikenette Steenkamp's plans of maybe competing indoors in Europe got derailed when she tested positive for COVID-19. The Puma-Tuks athlete has been confined to bed for the past week due to severe headaches and other flu-like symptoms. Her energy...
Posted on January 14, 2021
Emile Erasmus of Tuks, could be described as the South African sprinter who got lost in action, but it will be a mistake to forget about the "big man". COVID-19 pandemic allowing 2021 could be the year in which he resumes his battle with the stopwatch in earnest. If he "wins" it is guaranteed...
Posted on November 19, 2020
Fundiswa Hlobo is a TuksAthletics Academy Manager at TuksSport. Last year, she served as a Team Leader of the USSA Athletics team at the World University Games in Napoli, Italy.
Posted on November 06, 2020
Is less better? The Tuks athlete, Rivaldo Roberts, will hopefully know by the end of April next year whether his decision to switch back to 110m-hurdles is the right one.
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