#TuksJudo: Charné Griesel, Donné Breytenbach and Michaela Whitebooi are competing at the World Judo Champs in Budapest

Posted on June 06, 2021

To win two fights will be Michaela Whitebooi's challenge from Sunday, 6 June when she competes at the 2021 World Judo Championships in Budapest, Hungary. If she does, it is a near done deal that the Tuks judoka will compete at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Nikola Filipov (TuksJudo head coach)...

#HighPerformanceCentre: Supporters welcome the return of the FNB Varsity Cup after lockdown

Posted on May 31, 2021

After the absence of any spectator-based sporting events in 2020 during the nationwide lockdown brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, supporters of the annual FNB Varsity Cup were pleased to welcome the return of this popular university sporting event, albeit via televised broadcasts. This...

#TuksRowing: South African rowers qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games

Posted on May 17, 2021

The South African men's four crew qualified for the Tokyo Olympics when they won gold with a time of 6:06.11 at the World Rowing Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland on 18 May 2021. With this victory, they ensured that South Africa will have two crews competing at the...

#TuksAthletics: Kyle Blignaut and Jason van Rooyen on a mission to revive shotput in South Africa

Posted on May 13, 2021

The men's shot put has become one of the forgotten events in South African athletics, but Jason van Rooyen and Kyle Blignaut's rivalry could change this. In the past two weeks, both athletes have thrown further than 21 metres. Van Rooyen won on 29 April in Potchefstroom with a distance of...

#HighPerformanceCentre: Trust a key component for the SA men’s 4x100m relay team to become world champions

Posted on May 03, 2021

The South African men's 4x100m relay team dared to dream full well, knowing they will face obstacles, make mistakes and be criticised, but in the end, trust trumps all. That is why they are world champions. On Sunday, 2 May 2021, Thando Dlodlo, TuksSport High School matriculants &...

#HighPerformanceCentre: Bestmed renews commitment to sport development through TuksSport sponsorship for 2021/2022

Posted on April 28, 2021

Bestmed Medical Scheme renews commitment to sport development through TuksSport sponsorship for 2021/2022

#HighPerformanceCentre: Benjamin Richardson of #TuksAthletics Academy, at TuksSport High School is the new South African U-20 champion

Posted on April 23, 2021

Benjamin Richardson is tall, genuinely fast but that is not all, the 18-year-old is also a double South African champion. In the past few days, the TuksSport High School learner-athlete won the under-20 men's 100m (10.41s) and 200m races (20.97s). He did so during the South African Track &...

#HighPerformanceCentre: Penny Heyns backs Tatjana Schoenmaker to medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games

Posted on April 18, 2021

21 years. That is how long it has been since a South African female swimmer medalled at an Olympic Games. But this statistic is about to change. Penny Heyns is banking on the Tuks swimmer, Tatjana Schoenmaker, to break the "jinx" in Tokyo. "I am impressed by Tatjana's recent performances....