#TuksAthletics: Jovan van Vuuren is the fourth South African men’s long jumper to medal at the Commonwealth Games

Posted on August 08, 2022

Jovan van Vuuren of TuksAthletics, is the fourth South African men’s long jumper to medal at the Commonwealth Games On day seven at the Birmingham2022 Commonwealth Games, Jovan van Vuuren of TuksAthletics, did something in Birmingham that few other South African men’s long jumpers...

#TuksSwimming: Tatjana Schoenmaker and Kaylene Corbett write their own history at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Posted on August 01, 2022

On Sunday, 31 July, Tatjana Schoenmaker and Kaylene Corbett won gold and bronze medals in the women’s 200m-breaststroke final at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, achieving a historic victory for South African swimming. They are the first two female swimmers to medal in the same...

#TuksSwimming: The 18-year-old, Pieter Coetzé, is confident of winning more medals at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Posted on July 31, 2022

The football legend Cristiano Ronaldo once said, "If you don't believe you are the best, you will never achieve all that you are capable of." The 18-year-old Tuks swimmer, Pieter Coetzé, took these words took to heart. It is paid dividends. Last night in Birmingham, he became a Commonwealth...

#TuksFootball: Nhlanhla Mabaso says mistakes are part of the game ahead of their second encounter of the 2022 Varsity Football edition

Posted on July 27, 2022

The TuksFootball team will be out to prove that tough times don't last, but tough players do when they clash against UJ in their second encounter of the 2022 Varsity Football edition on Thursday, 28 July. Last week in Bloemfontein, things derailed in the game against UFS Kovsies. It led Tuks...

#TuksWrestling: Arno van Zyl plans to be competitive at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in England

Posted on July 22, 2022

It is said that "the only way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time", which is precisely what Arno van Zijl of TuksWrestling, plans on doing at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in England. But don't get him wrong. The Tuks wrestler is not planning to go on an eating marathon. It is...

#TuksFootball: Tuks got a point to prove against Kovsies in their opening match of the 2022 Varsity Football edition

Posted on July 21, 2022

Revenge is a strong word, but it can be argued that it will be in the back of the minds of the Tuks players when they face Kovsies in their first encounter of the 2022 Varsity Football edition. There is a reason for it. Last year, Kovsies got the better of Tuks twice. The worst for Tuks was...

#TuksSport: If you want to be a sports champion with a qualification, then UP-Tuks is the place to be. All thanks to Bestmed

Posted on July 20, 2022

Bestmed has announced the renewal of their sponsorship of TuksSport, which will see athletes being assisted with tuition and sports and medical services. TuksSport Director and Acting CEO of the High Performance Centre, Steven Ball, always emphasises that no breakthrough in a sport just happens.

#TuksAthletics: South African men’s long jump champion, Jovan van Vuuren, plans to go “big” at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22

Posted on July 13, 2022

For a while, the South African men’s long jump champion, Jovan van Vuuren, has predicted that he is ready to go "big". Maybe it will happen over the weekend during the 2022 World Athletics Champs in Oregon. It certainly has been the Tuks athlete's best season to date. He set a new...