#TuksAthletics: Tuks sprinter, Akani Simbine, clocks 9.99s against strong head wind at the 2021 AGN Championships

Posted on March 29, 2021

Running sub-ten-second times is no big deal to Akani Simbine. He can do so nine of the ten times, he races over 100 metres, but winning in 9.99s on Saturday, 27 March during the Gauteng North Championships at the Bestmed TuksAthletics Stadium was special.

#TuksAthletics: Wenda Nel and Zenéy van der Walt 400m-hurdles healthy rivalry begins

Posted on March 26, 2021

One thing that is certain when Wenda Nel and Zenéy van der Walt face-off in the 400m-hurdles is that it will be an exciting race. They can't help but push each other to the limit. Tomorrow during the Gauteng North Athletics Championships at the Bestmed TuksAthletics Stadium, they will resume...

#TuksAthletics: 2018 African youth 100m hurdles champion, Kayla van den Bergh, is motivated to excel

Posted on March 25, 2021

2021 has been an eventful year for the 2018 African youth 100m-hurdles champion, Kayla van den Bergh, despite her not having raced yet. The Tuks athlete has definite goals. She wants to compete at the upcoming 2021 World Student Games in China as well as the 2020 World Athletics U20...

#TuksAthletics: "My goal is to ensure that he [Akani Simbine] executes every tiny aspect of his technique to perfection." — Werner Prinsloo

Posted on March 23, 2021

To be the first sprinter to dip under 10 seconds over 100 metres in 2021 is at stake when Akani Simbine settles in his starting blocks during tomorrow's Avanti International Invitational-meeting in Roodepoort.

#TuksSport: Q&A interview with student head coach, Blaise Izungu and his appreciation message to TuksTennis

Posted on March 23, 2021

Blaise Izungu is a Student Head Coach & Assistant Academy Coach at TuksTennis. From 2014 to 2016, he served as an Assessor for the USSA Tennis Executive Committee and member of the USSA National Team Selection Panel. At the beginning of 2020, he was appointed Tournament Director of USSA...

#TuksArchery: "I can't imagine life without archery. The sport has become part of my DNA,” says Johan Wilsenach

Posted on March 22, 2021

The first time Johan Wilsenach of TuksArchery, touched a bow, changed his life in many ways he could not even have predicted. At that time, he was only five years old.

#TuksSport: Assupol TuksCricket support cricketers to make the most out of their talents

Posted on March 19, 2021

It would, in fact, not be wrong to state the club is where young players become match winners. The statistics prove it. Currently, 15 Assupol TuksCricket graduates are playing their trade in Cricket South Africa's provincial tournaments.

#TuksAthletics: Jovan van Vuuren aims to make the most of every competition opportunity

Posted on March 18, 2021

The Tuks long jumper, Jovan van Vuuren, can undoubtedly relate to the lyrics of Bob Dylan's famous song "Blow in in the wind". So far, he has competed twice this season. The first time at Tuks, he jumped 7.97m and recently in Potchefstroom 8.07m. Result wise it should have been the third and...