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 May 19, 2021
To have a dream of competing at the Olympics takes more than hours and hours of training and significant sacrifices; there is a definite financial aspect to it. Often it is not a lack of talent that ends an athlete's hope. It is money or, to be more precise, a lack of funds. Five South...
Posted on January 29, 2021
Many years ago, a young boy in Ladysmith loved nothing more than to do all kinds of sports and dive into swimming pools. Like many youngsters, he had hoped to become one of the best. When he realised early on it would not happen, he did not get discouraged. Through his participation, he had...
Posted on October 21, 2019
Absolute perfection is what it was all about for the Tuks karateka, Jesse Sim, as he prepared for the Junior and Cadet & Under-21 Championships in Santiago, Chile.
Posted on July 15, 2019
Meghan Booyens kept her chance to qualify for next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo alive over the weekend when she won a bronze medal at the African Karate Championships in Gaborone.
Posted on July 02, 2019
Having her mind set on trying to qualify for next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo meant that the TuksKarate coach, Meghan Booyens, had no choice but to learn how to multitask.
Posted on December 03, 2018
The UP-Tuks karatekas gave a good showing during the past weekend’s Commonwealth Games Federation Championships in Durban winning five medals.
Posted on July 13, 2018
There are never any guarantees in sport but if Wenette Jordaan has her way she hopes to win a medal next week during the World Student Karate Championships in Kobe.
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