Posted on July 24, 2024
Morongwa Manamela has become a key player in the Tuks women's football team. She is one of the few, maybe the only one, who can say they have been playing for Tuks for seven years. Manamela debuted in 2018 while still at TuksSport High School. Please don't ask her how many games she has played,...
Posted on July 22, 2024
One of the most iconic phrases in a Hollywood movie was undoubtedly when Arnold Schwarzenegger promised in Terminator, "I will be back". Understandably, Tuks is out to prove something. The head coach, Nicholas Stothard, admits to it. Being the 2024 USSA champions means Tuks will achieve a unique...
Posted on July 15, 2024
Playing for UP-Tuks, Helena Hudson nearly fine-tuned the art of being at her best at the USSA Squash Championships. Since 2020, she has won the women's singles title three times. The 2024 USSA edition is one she will remember for some time to come. This is because she completed a hat-trick of...
Posted on July 12, 2024
Ten years ago, Wian Roux took his dad's advice to heart. It was the best thing he could have done because he would aim with his bow at the Paris 2024 Olympics in France. When he does, his dad, Patrick, will be there to calm his nerves and give advice as his coach. They might be the first dad-son...
Posted on July 12, 2024
No regrets are what Edith Molikoe hopes for when the referee's whistle is blown for the last time during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games women's hockey tournament. South Africa starts their Olympic campaign on Sunday, playing Australia at 12:45. The men's team is playing against the Netherlands on...
Posted on July 10, 2024
It is often said that there is no "I" when spelling team or that one swallow does not make a summer when it comes to sports, but then again, there are exceptions. When it comes to playing volleyball at Tuks, Danilo von Ludwiger is the main player. The TuksVolleyball men’s team won the...
Posted on July 10, 2024
Shaun Anderson of TuksArchery has taken to heart the lessons learned from his two previous Paralympic Games competitions, ensuring he leaves nothing to chance as he prepares for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in France. "The message I want to convey is that people should avoid making...
Posted on July 08, 2024
For years to come, this year's USSA Winter Championships will be remembered as one of those special days in the history of TuksSport, as the university's sports gladiators clinched six USSA titles.
Posted on July 06, 2024
When glancing at the Springbok Women Sevens official squad going to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, it is clear that Tuks is where good players get an opportunity to be extraordinary. Five Springbok Women 7s players fine-tuned their rugby skills playing for the TuksWomensRugby Sevens side. Last...
Posted on July 01, 2024
Block, punch, strike and score is what the Tuks karatekas did to perfection during the USSA Karate Championships in Vanderbijlpark. It stood them in good stead as Tuks finished second overall and won 15 medals (three gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze). Every one of the 11 team members medalled....
Posted on June 30, 2024
The TuksBasketball women’s team proved that winning can become a habit when they won the USSA 3x3 Tournament, playing UJ in the final at the Rembrandt Hall, Hillcrest Sports Campus on June 30. It is the second time Tuks has won USSA's beating UJ. Over the weekend, Tuks won 13–11 and,...
Posted on June 28, 2024
Predicting a sports tournament's outcome is looking for trouble, as there is a real chance of getting it wrong. But there are exceptions. Especially if the prediction is made by someone guaranteed to be amid the action every minute of every game. UP-Tuks student-athlete and TuksNetball...
Posted on June 26, 2024
Twelve years ago, when John Smith, a member of the "Oarsome Foursome," won a gold medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Chris Baxter hardly noticed the historic achievement in South African sports. Rowing was not his thing when at primary school, but as it is said, things do change. For...
Posted on June 25, 2024
When Wian Roux lines up on 29 July at the Paris 2024 Olympics in France to shoot his first arrow at the bullseye, the numbers three, eight, and 12 will hold special significance. It will be the first time in 12 years that a South African archer competes at the Olympic Games. The Tuks archer is...
Posted on June 24, 2024
"Quest successful" was the WhatsApp message Edmund du Plessis sent out when he qualified in the 800 metres to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in France. The UP-Tuks MBChB student finished third, running a time of 1:44.49 in Madrid. The Olympic qualifying standard is 1:44.70. Belgium's...
Posted on June 21, 2024
As a netball player, Erin Burger can genuinely claim to have been there and done that and got the t-shirt to prove it. She is the first to reach a milestone mark of 100 caps for the SPAR Proteas while having called it a day on her international career with 125 games for the national team. The...
Posted on June 19, 2024
A trailblazer in sports is defined as someone who does a particular thing before anyone else does. Lynette Whelpton, a Master's student in Advanced Data Analytics, is a trailblazer. Why, may you ask? Not many Tuks athletes can boast of being one of the first ever to medal in a new sport but...
Posted on June 17, 2024
When Charné Swart lines up to race the 800 metres, the one sure thing is that she could be faster than the last time she ran. This past weekend, during a league meeting at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria West, the Tuks medical student won the 800 metres in a time of 2:00.34. It is the fourth...
Posted on June 12, 2024
"Let me have the ball, and I will give you speed" is the promise Anele Mgwazela made to her teammates before the kick-off of the 2024 FISU World University Championships Rugby Sevens in France. The Tuks student-athlete kept her word. She was involved in scoring tries against their group opponents...
Posted on June 11, 2024
Hockey is the one thing that is guaranteed to get the Lourens siblings, Luke and Elne's adrenaline pumping. For them, something is to be said about being on the ball with a stick in hand, trying to outsmart opponents. There would be no better time to do so than next month during the USSA...
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