Posted on July 25, 2024
Section Sports Medicine at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that several of its distinguished alumni from the Sports Medicine Section have been appointed to the South African medical team for the 2024 Olympics in France. This esteemed group of professionals will be instrumental in...
Posted on July 24, 2024
Danilo von Ludwiger, a sixth-year medical student at the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Health Sciences, has recently returned from an eventful four-week European beach volleyball tour. Despite narrowly missing qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics, von Ludwiger and his partner...
Posted on July 02, 2024
Danilo von Ludwiger, in his fourth year of medical studies at the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Health Sciences, recently came back from a European beach volleyball tour for four weeks. Although he narrowly missed out on qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics, Von Ludwiger and his...
Posted on February 28, 2024
Our outstanding student athlete, Jason Visser, is gearing up to showcase his skills at the Junior African Championship in Cairo from March 1st to 7th, 2024. Jason's journey to this prestigious event comes after securing a bronze medal last year in the team epee event.
Posted on February 07, 2024
The word "spike" will undoubtedly impact Danilo von Ludwiger's life in 2024 when he is in the hospital or playing beach volleyball. He is a sixth-year MBCHB student at Tuks. It means he spends a lot of his time in a hospital where a patient's temperature can spike at any moment. When it happens,...
Posted on November 02, 2023
Medication and dietary management play pivotal roles in controlling this chronic disease. However, the importance of exercise and its role cannot be stressed enough.
Posted on September 07, 2023
UP’s Charné Eileen Swart and her fellow athletes demonstrated that competition is not just about winning; it's also about supporting one another, especially in high-pressure situations like international competitions.
Posted on December 12, 2022
Linda Sikweza joined the Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute - SEMLI at the University of Pretoria in 2020 as a Sport Science Intern. She holds a BA Honours in Sport Science qualification obtained at the University of Johannesburg. Having worked her way up, to date, she is a Junior...
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