#TuksSwimming: "We are only eight weeks away from the Olympic Trials” — Rocco Meiring, TuksSwimming head coach

Posted on February 06, 2021

April is the "D-day" month for all South African swimmers who hope to qualify to compete at the Tokyo Olympic Games or the World Student Games, but things have hit a hitch. It is not sure in which pool they are going to dive in to. The National Championships and Olympic Trials were supposed to...

#TuksAthletics: Danie Cornelius, TuksAthletics Head of Programme predicts SA 4x100m men’s relay team will medal in Poland and Tokyo

Posted on January 31, 2021

The South African men's 4x100m relay team will medal at the World Relay Championships in Poland in May and at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Given South Africa's 4x100m-relay team's performance history, it is a bold statement to make. To Danie Cornelius, the national relay team's manager, it is a near...

#TuksSport: Mr Steven Ball, new TuksSport Director wants student-athletes to strive to make a difference

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...

#TuksJudo: Michaela Whitebooi on track to qualify for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

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...

#TuksSport: Q&A with Nicholas Stothard at TuksFootball and thoughts on his appointment as a Varsity Football head coach

Posted on January 12, 2021

Nicholas Stothard is a UP-Tuks alumni, holding two qualifications - BCom Recreation & Sports Management and BCom Honours Marketing Management. In 2013 and 2014, playing as a goalkeeper, he was part of the Tuks team that won the Varsity Football tournament. Having been more passionate about...

#TuksSport: Q&A with Fundiswa Hlobo at TuksAthletics and her advice to aspiring athletics administrators

Posted on November 19, 2020

Fundiswa Hlobo is a TuksAthletics Academy Manager at TuksSport. Last year, she served as a Team Leader of the USSA Athletics team at the World University Games in Napoli, Italy.

#TuksFootball: Holweni fine-tuned her goal scoring skills at Tuks

Posted on November 19, 2020

The Safa Girls Soccer Academy based at Tuks is where talented players become match winners, or so it seems, judging by Banyana Banyana's heroics.

#TuksJudo: Whitebooi on track to qualify for the Tokyo Games after winning 2nd 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.