#TuksSwimming: “I am really grateful for the coaches at Tuks who looked after my swimmers while I was sick.” says Rocco Meiring

Posted on July 05, 2021

It is Monday. Rocco Meiring is next to the Tuks swimming pool overseeing the training of Tatjana Schoenmaker, Kaylene Corbett, Pieter Coetze more as they hone their skills for the Tokyo Games.

#TuksSport: Tuks athletes set to continue with a proud legacy at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Posted on July 05, 2021

Judging by the results, they are succeeding. So far, 24 Tuks athletes and five coaches and one referee have been selected to represent South Africa at the Tokyo Games. At least three more athletes and one coach could be named next week when the final team selection is announced.

#TuksFootball: Sammy Troughton is back at AmaTuks as a Technical Director

Posted on July 05, 2021

On Friday, 2 July 2021 announced the return of Samuel Troughton to the AmaTuks as a Technical Director. The recommendation and decision to appoint Sammy, as he is affectionately called, comes after a review of the 2020/2021 season. Sammy has coached for a number of teams both in the Glad...

#TuksAthletics: Marione Fourie and Rikenette Steenkamp could revive women’s 100m-hurdles racing in South Africa

Posted on July 04, 2021

Which South African female athlete has won three national titles in 2021 and nearly set a national record is a question few sport fans might know the answer to. The honour befalls the 19-year-old, Marione Fourie. Don't try and do an internet search to try and find out more about her heroics....

#TuksAthletics: SA 100m-hurdles record-holder, Rikenette Steenkamp, pleased to be racing again after COVID-19 setback

Posted on July 01, 2021

Rikenette Steenkamp proved that you cannot keep a good woman down when she won the women’s 100m-hurdles in a time of 13.23s during the recent AGN League 5 Championship at the Bestmed TuksAthletics Stadium.

#TuksAthletics: Wayne Snyman finished third, testing himself against the clock in Alytus, Lithuania

Posted on June 22, 2021

Challenging the stopwatch has become the norm to Wayne Snyman. It is what you do if you are an Olympian wanting to beat the world's best. However, the Tuks race walker realises that being fast during training and doing so while racing is not the same thing. That is why he competed at the 2021...

#TuksSport: Tlotliso Gift Leotlela ran his first international 100m victory of the season in Madrid, Spain

Posted on June 22, 2021

Tlotliso Gift Leotlela notched up his first international win of the season when he won the 100m with a time of 10.15 seconds at the Meeting Madrid held at the Estadio de Vallehermoso in Madrid, Spain on 19 June 2021. The Tuks athlete describes it as the confidence booster he needed. "It...

#TuksAtheltics: Koos van der Merwe gone but not forgetten for his legendary contributions in South African athletics

Posted on June 20, 2021

Koos van der Merwe, one of the legends of South African athletics, sadly passed away at the beginning of this month. He was 65. He will be remembered as someone who lived life to its fullest until he was diagnosed with dementia.