Posted on July 25, 2021
Tatjana Schoenmaker made sure that she will contest her first-ever Olympic final tomorrow morning when she won her semi-final heat in the 100m-breaststroke at the Tokyo Games. For the second consecutive day, the Tuks based swimmer clocked the fastest time. She won her semifinal heat this...
Posted on July 24, 2021
#TuksSwimming: The stage is now set for Tatjana Schoenmaker to make her Olympics debut in Tokyo Tatjana Schoenmaker (now a TuksSport High School matriculant & TuksSwimming Academy graduate), will only "test" the waters on Sunday in Tokyo when she dives in to compete in the...
Posted on July 24, 2021
#TuksJudo: Michaela Whitebooi is the sixth South African judoka to be coached by Nikola Filipov to qualify for the Olympic Games since 2008 Nikola Filipov is a hardcore no-nonsense judo coach; as far as he is concerned, an athlete is doing something right, or they are doing it wrong, there is...
Posted on July 24, 2021
A total of 25 athletes from the University of Pretoria (UP) and six alumni are participating in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics from Saturday. In addition to the competing athletes, eight TuksSport coaches will be in Tokyo to provide advice to the athletes, along with a Tuks referee to ensure the...
Posted on July 18, 2021
On 18 July 2009, on Nelson Mandela’s birthday, the United Nations General Assembly voted in favour of adopting an international day in honour of the life and contribution of Nelson Mandela to South Africa and the world. This decision shows the global impact that one person can have. To...
Posted on July 05, 2021
Judging by the results, they are succeeding. So far, 24 Tuks athletes and five coaches and one referee have been selected to represent South Africa at the Tokyo Games. At least three more athletes and one coach could be named next week when the final team selection is announced.
Posted on July 05, 2021
17 years. That is how long it has been since a South African female judoka competed at the Olympic Games but it is about to change when Michaela Whitebooi steps onto the mats in Tokyo on 24 July. She is only the third female South African judoka who will be in action at the Tokyo 2020...
Posted on July 01, 2021
Tlotliso Gift Leotlela (TuksSport High School matriculant), proved that winning is addictive when he won the 100 metres in 10.24s in Bydgoszcz, Poland, last night. It is the Tuks Olympian sprinter's second victory in nine days. He also won last week in Madrid. If Leotlela can have one wish...
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