#HighPerformanceCentre: FNB Varsity Cup Village — What you need to know?

Posted on March 12, 2021

This year’s FNB Varsity Cup and FNB Varsity Shield tournaments will take place in a secure bio-bubble called the FNB Varsity Cup Village. The University of Pretoria will host the Village, with matches also being played at Loftus Versfeld Stadium just down the road.

#TuksAthletics: Paul Gorries predicts that Luxolo Adams can run sub-10s over 100 metres and sub-20s in the 200 metres

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...

#TuksSport: TuksSport and Mamelodi Sundowns form a partnership to scientifically enhance the game of football

Posted on March 08, 2021

The University of Pretoria (UP) with its Department of Sport (TuksSport) and Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club today announced a ground-breaking partnership that seeks to vastly enhance the game of football and the development of it through science, technology and scientific research.

#TuksSwimming: Pieter Coetzé sets himself a goal to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics

Posted on March 06, 2021

The Tuks swimmer, Pieter Coetzé, has set himself the goal of trying to achieve what few South African male swimmers, if any, had been able to do, that is, qualify for the Olympic Games at the age of 16.

#TuksSwimming: Tatjana Schoenmaker sets a new African record of 1:05.89 in Stellenbosch

Posted on March 03, 2021

Tatjana Schoenmaker showed that qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be a breeze when she set a new African record during Swim South Africa’s Evaluation Camp Gala in Stellenbosch. The Tuks based swimmer won the 100m-breaststroke in a record time of 1:05.89 two weeks ago in...

#TuksSportHighSchool: Class of 2020 achieves a 98.2% matric pass rate

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.

#TuksAthletics: SA men’s 4x100m relay team aims to win a medal at the 2021 World Athletics Relays in Poland

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.

#TuksTennis: Evans Maripa cannot wait to hit the "sweet spot" during a major tournament

Posted on February 20, 2021

Evans Maripa arguably has one of the best forehands in international wheelchair tennis. The Tuks based player’s biggest regret last year was never getting an opportunity to hit the "sweet spot" seeing an opponent play and miss. 2020 was monotonous. It felt like all he did was go to the...