Posted on June 13, 2025
Getting to hit the bullseye with a bow and arrow in hand is second nature to Joané Coetzee. It should be no surprise. It is said that becoming a competitive archer requires a combination of physical fitness, mental strength, and the mastery of specific techniques. The Tuks sports science student...
Posted on June 12, 2025
To say Ronald Wheeldon is an adrenaline junkie would not be an exaggeration. When the Tuks law student is not sitting in lecture halls or studying, he is likely to be zipping through the air at 1000 kilometres per hour. Wheeldon is also building a reputation as a formidable dualist in Varsity...
Posted on June 04, 2025
Dr Bianca Frost will take on the Comrades Marathon to support UP’s missing-middle students.
Posted on May 30, 2025
Four UP staff members are set to tackle South Africa’s Comrades Marathon
Posted on May 27, 2025
At the intersection of elite sport and academic excellence stands Zander Reynders – a rising Blitzbok star and proud new graduate of the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT). Fresh off a gold-medal finish at the 2025...
Posted on May 09, 2025
Mavundla and Frost completed the 56km ultramarathon with times of 05:11:08 and 05:30:08 respectively
Posted on April 04, 2025
“I want all UP staff, students and their families to take advantage of our world-class clinical services and research opportunities,” says Prof Christa Janse van Rensburg, the new Director of SEMLI.
Posted on March 27, 2025
Professor Christa Janse van Rensburg has been appointed as the new Director of the Sports Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI), effective 1 April. SEMLI, a world-class institute within the Faculty of Health Sciences, is dedicated to advancing research, education, and clinical...
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