Sport & Athletics News

  • #TuksJudo: Tuks judokas can medal at the African Championships

    Posted on April 11, 2018

    At least one Tuks judoka can win a medal at the African Judo Championships in Tunisia. The only unanswered question is what the colour it is going to be.

  • #TuksJudo: Piontek's Olympic dream is at a long last a reality

    Posted on August 08, 2016

    When Zack Piontek steps onto the mat in Rio on Wednesday for his first ever judo fight at an Olympic Games, a father-and-son dream that started 14 years ago will become a reality.

  • TuksJudo: Dale Whitaker wins gold at Commonwealth Championships

    Posted on May 03, 2016

    It took approximately four years for Dale Whitaker to become a champion. This past weekend, the Tuks/hpc judoka won the gold medal in the under-80 kg category at the Commonwealth Championships, which took place in Port Elizabeth. Four years ago he won the junior title at the same championships.

  • TuksJudo: Zack wins silver

    Posted on April 16, 2016

    Zack Piontek (Tuks/hpc) may have achieved his goal of representing South Africa at the Olympic Games in Rio by winning a silver medal for judo at the African Championships in Tunis, Tunisia.

  • TuksJudo: Zack Piontek wins Bronze

    Posted on March 07, 2016

    TuksJudo athlete Zack Piontek is well on his way to the 2016 Rio Olympic games. Zack competed in the Pan American Open Judo Championships which took place in Lima, Peru from the 4th-5th March 2016 and received a bronze medal. Marlon August also a TuksJudo player came in 5th place in the...

  • TuksJudo fight for their medals

    Posted on July 09, 2015

    TuksJudo athletes competed at the South African Open Championships in Stellenbosch from 28 June to 4 July 2015.

  • TuksJudo dominates USSA championships

    Posted on March 31, 2015

    Fifty-three judokas from eight universities converged at the University of Pretoria Sports Campus to participate in the 2015 University Sports South Africa (USSA) National Institutional Judo Championships.

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