News

  • Charne Bosman podiumed at Gun Run 2014

    Posted on October 14, 2014

    Charne Bosman, hpc sponsored athlete finished 3rd in the ladies Half-Marathon in a time of 01:20:28 on Sunday 12 October.

  • First sod turned to commence construction of new TuksSport High School building project

    Posted on October 08, 2014

    To mark the occasion, an official sod-turning ceremony was held on 6 October 2014. The Vice-Chancellor and Principal of UP, Prof Cheryl de la Rey and Bruce Fordyce (representing the donor) conducted the ceremonial turning of the sod to mark the start of the new building project. The school is...

  • Celebratory Breakfast for hpc sponsored athletes

    Posted on September 30, 2014

    Triumphant sponsored athletes of the High Performance Centre (hpc) of University of Pretoria were treated on a celebratory breakfast at the facility in Pretoria on 17 September.

  • Irvette van Zyl 2 golds in 2 days!

    Posted on September 30, 2014

    Irvette van Zyl, after winning the 10km Spar Race in course record time on Saturday, 30 August continued to win the overall 42km Mandela Day Marathon the next day clocking 2 hours 47 minutes and 13 seconds and smashing the course record by 19 minutes. [Read More]

  • Rowing success at World Champs in Amsterdam

    Posted on September 19, 2014

    Johan Smith and James Thompson (part of men’s lightweight four – 2012 Olympic gold) won gold in the men’s lightweight double sculls in a world-best time while Shaun Keeling and Vincent Breet took bronze in the men’s pair.

  • Bridgitte Hartley showed great form in B Final at ICF Sprint World Cup 2

    Posted on May 19, 2014

    Bridgitte Hartley, hpc sponsored athlete sprinted to a close 2nd place in the K1 Women 500m at the 2014 ICF Sprint World Cup 2 Regatta in Racice in the Czech Republic on 17 May.

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