Posted on January 22, 2021
Perfect judo is not going to cut it. It is the conclusion Michaela Whitebooi came to in her quest to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games. The Tuks judoka seemingly could do no wrong towards the end of last year. She won three tournaments in Africa on the trot. What excited her was winning gold...
Posted on November 16, 2020
Winning can be addictive. Anyway, so it seems as over the weekend during the Dakar Open Judo Tournament Michaela Whitebooi won gold.
Posted on November 04, 2020
Michaela Whitebooi's quest to become an Olympian starts in earnest over the weekend when she steps onto the mats to compete in the Yaounde African Open Judo Tournament in Cameroon.
Posted on April 22, 2020
The Tuks judoka Unelle Snyman had been busy over the past few weeks. Apart from training, she tried to save the life of a young nyala while at times she also had to avoid being clawed by young lions.
Posted on January 15, 2020
University of Pretoria (UP) law student Khanya Thamae describes himself as introverted, but the moment he steps onto a judo mat, everything changes.
Posted on November 17, 2019
The Tuks judoka Unelle Snyman had a significant breakthrough over the weekend when she won a gold medal at the African Open Judo Championship in Dakar.
Posted on November 12, 2019
There’s no secret any more as to what TuksSport High School judo star Thomas Breytenbach’s favourite pastime is: He likes to win medals during international judo tournaments.
Posted on August 20, 2019
Tuks's Michaela Whitebooi and Unelle Snyman earned the right to be called Africa's best through their recent exploits on the judo mats now they are about to challenge the best in Tokyo.
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