Posted on May 19, 2021
Tuks had a "look at the scoreboard" moment when they beat the UFS Shimlas 42-39 in Round 7 of the 2021 FNB Varsity Cup encounter at Loftus Versfeld on Monday, 17 May. It was definitely not one of Tuks's best performances. At one stage, they were leading 20-0 but then things slowly starting to...
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 May 17, 2021
The South African men's four crew qualified for the Tokyo Olympics when they won gold with a time of 6:06.11 at the World Rowing Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland on 18 May 2021. With this victory, they ensured that South Africa will have two crews competing at the...
Posted on May 16, 2021
It is easy to think a try is a try, but there are times it is that little bit more special to dive over watching the numbers on the scoreboard change. For Louritz van der Schyff, Sunday, 4 April 2021 was such a special occasion. When he scored Tuks's first try against Wits during the FNB...
Posted on May 16, 2021
taking up sailing. There will be no regrets. It is a promise made by the Commodore of TuksYachting, Damian Muller. He would know. His grandfather got him on a little boat in the middle of a dam when he was 14 years old and told him to find his way to the shore. He did. Since then, he has made...
Posted on May 16, 2021
Kyle Blignaut of Tuks, has qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games with a winning throw of 21.21 metres in the men’s shot-put during the 2021 USSA Athletics Championships in Johannesburg. The "Big Man" is in terrific form. Since the 2021 South African Senior National Championships at Tuks,...
Posted on May 15, 2021
On 15 May 2021, Kyle Blignaut of Tuks, qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games with a winning throw of 21.21 metres in the shot put during the USSA Athletics Championships in Johannesburg.
Posted on May 13, 2021
The men's shot put has become one of the forgotten events in South African athletics, but Jason van Rooyen and Kyle Blignaut's rivalry could change this. In the past two weeks, both athletes have thrown further than 21 metres. Van Rooyen won on 29 April in Potchefstroom with a distance of...
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