Posted on June 18, 2021
The University of Pretoria’s swimming team as well as the elite athletes who train at its spotless facility are fortunate to have Abel Mokoena who enables their dreams and carries them in his heart.
Posted on June 15, 2021
Nqobile ‘Bili’ Ntuli and Siphesihle ‘Sigz’ Ntuli will keep up a proud Tuks tradition when they arrive in Tokyo to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games. They are the fourth set of brothers to go to the Olympics since 1996, but things are slightly different this time...
Posted on June 11, 2021
Akani Simbine notched up his fourth 100-metre victory in the Diamond League by running 10.08s in Florence on Thursday, 10 June 2021. The Tuks based sprinter did not have the best of starts, but once he got into his rhythm and reach his top-end speed, there was no stopping him. He outsprinted...
Posted on June 07, 2021
Tuks may be the 2021 FNB Varsity Cup Champions, but there is no time for the players to rest on their laurels. Beating UCT 34-27 in the final.
Posted on June 07, 2021
On Sunday, 6 June, the South African 400m-hurdles champion, Wenda Nel, impressed in Hengelo when she ran 55.25s, finishing third at the FBK Games. The Tuks athlete's time is again faster than the Olympic qualifying standard. Femke Bol (Netherlands) won in 54.33s, with Anna Ryzhykova (Ukraine)...
Posted on June 06, 2021
To win two fights will be Michaela Whitebooi's challenge from Sunday, 6 June when she competes at the 2021 World Judo Championships in Budapest, Hungary. If she does, it is a near done deal that the Tuks judoka will compete at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Nikola Filipov (TuksJudo head coach)...
Posted on June 05, 2021
Winning is important; no one coaches a team to lose but for Kimathi Toboti, sport is also a way to change lives. He is the new head coach of the women’s team at TuksBasketball. Toboti is proving to be the coach that can make a difference. He coached the South African women's basketball...
Posted on May 31, 2021
After the absence of any spectator-based sporting events in 2020 during the nationwide lockdown brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, supporters of the annual FNB Varsity Cup were pleased to welcome the return of this popular university sporting event, albeit via televised broadcasts. This...
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