Posted on August 28, 2021
#TuksAthletics: Ntando Mahlangu coached from Pretoria to set a world record at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Japan When Ntando Mahlangu jumped 7.17 metres, setting a world record to win gold in the men’s T63 long jump at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Japan there, was a moment of...
Posted on August 26, 2021
#TuksSwimming: 17 years of perseverance is the reason why Hendrik van der Merwe is competing at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in Japan Rumour has it that Hendrik van der Merwe used to pack quite a mean punch in his younger days at school, but he was not a fighter at heart, so he took up...
Posted on August 25, 2021
#TuksArchery: Shaun Anderson wants to honour dad’s memory at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Japan When Shaun Anderson takes aim on Friday during the Paralympic archery competition, he will do so in honour of his dad, who passed away due to contracting the COVID-19 virus. "My dad...
Posted on August 24, 2021
#TuksTennis: Kgothatso Montjane will be playing to make South Africa proud at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in Japan Being a trailblazer in women's wheelchair tennis has become second nature to Kgothatso Montjane of TuksTennis, who is part of the Tennis South Africa (TSA) high-performance...
Posted on August 24, 2021
#TuksAthletics: Ntando Mahlangu sights set on winning gold in the men’s 200m T61 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Japan Not that he ever would, but Ntando Mahlangu can claim he had achieved more in 19 years than most people would in a lifetime. When only 14, he won a silver medal...
Posted on August 23, 2021
#TuksArchery: Philip Coates-Palgrave aims to switch off his “brain” at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Japan 26 years ago, Philip Coates-Palgrave lost his left leg after being severely mauled by a hippo in the Zambezi River.
Posted on August 20, 2021
TuksNetball, from next week in Stellenbosch, will try and defend the Varsity Netball title they won in 2019. Danielle van Zyl is one of the players Tuks will undoubtedly rely on to impact during their games. She was, after all, part of the 2019 winning team. Her heroics led to her being...
Posted on August 17, 2021
The Tuks U-20 netball team is the 2021 Gauteng Twizza Netball Club Championships title winners beating Harlequins 31-24 in the final over the weekend in Johannesburg. It was sweet revenge for Tuks. They lost against Harlequins in the Gauteng North-final of the Championships.
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