Posted on July 23, 2021
#TuksRowing: Luc Daffarn is confident of qualifying for the men’s pairs rowing final in Tokyo 2020 Olympics “The A-final at the Tokyo Olympic Games.” Luc Daffarn makes this prediction with so much conviction that it is hard to doubt him. Him and Jake Green will team up to...
Posted on July 23, 2021
When Lerato Mahole was still young, her mom would often say to her, "Bophelo ke ntwa". In the Tswana language, it means life is a fight and struggle. It inspired Mohale to always work that little bit harder no matter what she does. That is why she might make her Olympic debut on Saturday in...
Posted on July 18, 2021
On 18 July 2009, on Nelson Mandela’s birthday, the United Nations General Assembly voted in favour of adopting an international day in honour of the life and contribution of Nelson Mandela to South Africa and the world. This decision shows the global impact that one person can have. To...
Posted on July 17, 2021
#TuksRowing: John Smith believes the SA men’s fours crew can medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics As a rower, John Smith can genuinely claim to have been there, done that, and has got the t-shirt to prove it. The 31-year old rower has won two world titles and has been an Olympic champion....
Posted on July 10, 2021
17 years. That is how long it has been since a South African female judoka competed at the Olympic Games but it is about to change when Michaela Whitebooi (now a TuksSport High School matriculant & TuksJudo Academy matriculant), steps onto the mats in Tokyo on 24 July. She is only the...
Posted on July 09, 2021
The one guaranteed way to get Samkelo Mvimbi’s adrenaline pumping is to give him a hockey stick and tell him a team's honour is at stake. It is why the 22-year-old cannot wait to go to Tokyo, reepresenting South Africa at the Olympic Games. Ever since he took up hockey, his dream was to...
Posted on July 07, 2021
#TuksRowing: UP-Tuks rowers want to continue South Africa’s proud legacy at the World Rowing Under-23 Championships South Africa's rowers have a proud legacy of winning medals at the Olympic Games and World Rowing Championships. Ever since the "Oarsome Foursome" won gold at the 2012...
Posted on July 06, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the FNB Varsity Cup tournament. Last year's tournament had to be cancelled midway through due to a national lockdown. This year, it was hosted at Tuks in a secure bio-bubble.
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