Posted on March 07, 2018
On 7 February 1983 in Bloemfontein Ilze Wicksell won the 1000 metres to set a new South African record by winning in a time of 2:37.2 This record still stands 35 years later.
Posted on March 07, 2018
As part of a Youth Empowerment Program which was held in collaboration with the US Embassy at the TuksAthletics Track Mechelle Freeman, Natasha Hastings and Sharrieffa Barksdale all former USA Olympians shared valuable tips with TuksSport High School athletes.
Posted on March 06, 2018
South Africa is attempting to break the record for most people entered from one country as we were a close second last year.
Posted on March 02, 2018
Anaso Jobodwana and Clarence Munyai 1st and 2nd respecitvely over the line in the final event of the evening at the inaugural Liquid Telecom Athletix Grand Prix Meeting in Ruimsig on Thursday, 01 March 2018.
Posted on February 28, 2018
Team South Africa will truly be dressed for success at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
Posted on February 27, 2018
Friday when Horn settles down in her starting blocks to race the 60 metres sprint at the IAAF Indoor World Championships in Birmingham, her goal will be to run the final.
Posted on February 26, 2018
Lebogang Shange, the HPC-athlete won the 20km race walk during the Memorial Jerzy Hausleber Meeting in Mexico in 1:24:32 with Carlos Sanchez (Mexico) second in 1:24:59 and Mauricio Arteaga (Ecuador) third in 1:25:10.
Posted on February 25, 2018
The 20-year-old Clarence Munyai (Tuks) joined an elite group of South African sprinters on Saturday when he “blitzed” the 100 metres in a time of 10.10s at the Gauteng North Championships.
Posted on February 22, 2018
One of the most disconcerting statistics at the moment in South African men’s athletics is that the last time any 400m-hurdler has been able to dip under 49 seconds in a local race was in 2014. The last time it happened internationally was in 2016.
Posted on February 22, 2018
The 21-year-old fired a second 64 to grab a share of the overnight lead and headed into the final round with fellow HPC TuksGolf Academy player Tokkie van den Berg for company on 11 under.
Posted on February 21, 2018
Louis Albertse and Tokkie vd Berg, both HPC TuksGolf Academy players are in joint lead at Copper Leaf after second round.
Posted on February 21, 2018
The Tuks athletics track and speedy performances by the South African sprinters over 100 metres have become synonym over the last four years.
Posted on February 19, 2018
There seems to be no stopping Stephan Mokoka (Boxer) in local races at the moment.
Posted on February 16, 2018
James du Preez (HPC TuksGolf Academy) charged to a seven-shot lead heading into the final round of the African Amateur Stroke Play Championship after a roller coaster day at Glendower Golf Club.
Posted on February 13, 2018
Carina Horn has over the past weekend twice in three days set a new South African indoor record over 60 metres in France.
Posted on February 10, 2018
Carina Horn set a new South African Indoor record last night when she finished second in the 60 metres running 7.10s at the Val d'Oise Meeting Eaubonne, France.
Posted on February 09, 2018
The South African 100m champion, Akani Simbine, won’t race against Justlin Gatlin at the Athletics Grand Prix Series at the Tuks Stadium on 8 March.
Posted on February 08, 2018
Gatlin, the 2017 World 100m Champion and the 5th fastest ever human being in the 100m and 200m, will line up in the men’s 150m race at Tuks Stadium (Tshwane) on Thursday, 08 March in the second of the three series Meetings.
Posted on February 07, 2018
After training and competing in the USA for a few months DJ le Grange, who is considered to be one of South Africa’s top judokas, said he now realises the reason for the Americans success.
Posted on February 07, 2018
“My goal is to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. 2019 is going to be important as it is the year in which we need to qualify for the Games. So not competing this year won’t be the end of the world. I need my body to be 100% from next in the build-up to the Olympic Games.”
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