Sport & Athletics News

  • Leotlela achieves second fastest time at sea level in South Africa

    Posted on April 12, 2017

    Tlotliso Leotlela achieved the second fastest time ever at sea level in South Africa when he won the 200 metres at the South African Junior and Youth Championships in Cape Town in a time of 20,28 s.

  • Tatjana Schoenmaker and Douglas Erasmus qualify for World Championships

    Posted on April 12, 2017

    The 2017 SA National Aquatic Championships in Durban successfully concluded on Saturday with a total of 24 Junior and eight Senior Fina World Championships qualifications, as well as four Deaf Olympics and seven World Para Swimming Championships qualifiers.

  • McCann and Van Wyk win gold at rowing regatta in Italy

    Posted on April 11, 2017

    Kirsten McCann and Nicole van Wyk (both TuksRowing) raced to gold at the Regata Internazionale Memorial Paolo d'Aloja in Italy.

  • Tuks secure home final

    Posted on April 07, 2017

    FNB UP-Tuks survived a second-half resurgence by FNB UFS-Shimlas to win their semi-final of the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International 28–21 at the Tuks Rugby Stadium on Monday.

  • Leotlela equals SA Record as Tuks win the Varsity Athletics title

    Posted on April 03, 2017

    Eighteen-year-old sprint sensation Tlotliso Gift Leotlela lived up to his billing as the top junior sprinter in South Africa when he achieved a record-equalling 10,12 s win in the men's 100 m at the second and final Varsity Athletics meeting held under near perfect conditions at the University of...

  • Varsity Cup semi-finals decided

    Posted on March 29, 2017

    With nine rounds of the Varsity Cup now complete, the cream has risen to the top with no real surprises.

  • Tuks victorious over Pukke

    Posted on March 28, 2017

    The FNB Tuks got their first victory in five years over the FNB NWU-Pukke (North-West University) as they surged to a 43–28 victory in the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International's round nine on Monday night.

  • Simbine only the seventh sprinter to dip under 10 and 20 second barriers on the same day

    Posted on March 10, 2017

    On Sunday, 5 March 2017, Akani Simbine proved that he has the potential to become the first South African sprinter to win a medal in the short sprint at a World Championships, after running 9,93 s in the 100 metres and 19,95 s in the 200 metres. It might just happen in August in London.

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