A day in the life at the University of Pretoria. 12 August 2002

On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the student newspaper, Perdeby, reported on the achievements of the Tukkie sports team at the 2002 Manchester Common Wealth Games.

Perdeby, 12 August 2002 © UP Archives

The article, featured above, reported that the Tukkie athletes brought home a number of medals. Hestrie Cloete won the Commonwealth High Jump gold and gymnast Athol Myhill came third in his section of the competition.

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