Posted on March 12, 2024
The Tuks wrestler is no stranger to competing internationally. Last year, she won silver at the African Beach Games in Tunisia. She was also in action in the semifinals of the Singapore World Series Beach Wrestling Tournament. She has yet to compete internationally on the mats in freestyle...
Posted on March 11, 2024
On Saturday, March 9, Jovan van Vuuren made sure of qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by jumping 8.30 metres during the 2024 Gauteng North Championships held at Pilditch Stadium. It is a massive personal best for the UP-Tuks student-athlete. His previous best was 8.16 metres (2022).
Posted on March 10, 2024
The two-time South African heptathlon champion, Shannon Verster, will hope to make it two out of two when she competes at the 13th African Games in Ghana. It would be high time she did so again. The first time she competed internationally was in 2022. The Tuks athlete won silver during the...
Posted on March 08, 2024
Chad-Lee Valentine might not be the tallest of players, but what he lacks in size, he makes up with guts and tenacity. When he dons the TuksRugby number-9 jersey, he is the proverbial general whose aim is to get his team close to the try line so they can score. There is nothing he likes more than...
Posted on March 05, 2024
Gandhi Jafta is living the words of the famous poem by Robert Frost, choosing to travel the path less travelled. "As in the poem, I chose the 'path less travelled' in academia. It has led me to exciting discoveries. But unlike the poem, my journey doesn't end there. I am also carving a path...
Posted on March 04, 2024
Jenny van Dyk, the "Coach with the Midas Touch", is now up to her new challenge after she is appointed the new SPAR Proteas head coach. When announcing that Van Dyk is the new national head coach, Cecilia Molokwane (Netball South Africa President) said, "Jenny has won everything under the sun. It...
Posted on March 01, 2024
A few years back, a coach suggested that Tayla Jonker stop "playing around" in the swimming pool and be more dedicated when training. The BSc Quantity Surveying student at UP-Tuks took the words to heart. She has not regretted it. Last month, the 19-year-old set a new South African record in...
Posted on February 29, 2024
One of the most fearsome sights during a rugby game is to have a 1.92-metre tall player weighing 125 kilograms running at you at full speed with the ball in hand. If you don't tackle, he will score. This scenario could play out tomorrow afternoon when Tuks clashes against the Cape Peninsula...
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