The iconic Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon, the World’s Most Beautiful Marathon, is set to raise the bar even higher in 2026, unveiling an impressive, combined prize purse of R2.6 million and reaffirming its place among the world’s most prestigious road running events. Both the internationally celebrated Ultra Marathon and the ever-popular Half Marathon will enjoy…
Barely a week after Morne van As broke the South African indoor heptathlon record, he has done it again. This past weekend in France, Van As won his second consecutive heptathlon. This time his grand total was 5429 points. This is 50 points more than he scored last week, also in France. Van As readily…
Morne van As achieved something in France this past weekend that very few local athletes have done before: set a South African record in his first attempt. The Tuks athlete improved the national heptathlon record at an indoor event, scoring 5379 points, winning all seven events. This was the first time he had competed indoors….
Carmie Prinsloo qualified for the World Student Cross Country Championships by winning the 3km race at the national student trials at Tuks on Saturday. The Tuks Speech-Language Pathology student ran a tactically brilliant race, taking the lead within the first kilometre. “There were some good athletes in the race, which is why I decided to…
Stillwater Sports, the driving force behind South Africa’s premier road running series, the Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series, is proud to unveil an impressive, combined prize purse of R1 686 000.00, complemented by innovative SA athlete incentives designed to ignite standout performances and unforgettable moments in 2026. Since launching in 2015, the Absa RUN YOUR…
If there’s one thing Carli Antonopoulos won’t be short of when she competes in the aQuellé Midmar Mile next month, it’s motivation. That was very clear this past Sunday when Antonopoulos competed in the Prime View Adventure & Leisure Event in Midrand. She won the 1.2km open-water race, the final seeding swim for Midmar. Her…
The Tuks swimmer, Catherine van Rensburg, has decided not to defend the aQuellé Midmar Mile women’s title she won last year, meaning a new champion will be crowned next month. Purely judged on her performances last year, Callan Lotter (Tuks) will be a definite contender. She finished second last year in the Midmar event. It…
South Africa Under-19 Men’s head coach, Malibongwe Maketa, has expressed unwavering belief in his squad as they prepare to take on the world at the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup, hosted in Namibia and Zimbabwe. South Africa, drawn in Group D alongside Afghanistan, Tanzania, and the West Indies, will be based in Windhoek, Namibia,…
A South African record, maybe even two, you never know what can happen, is the goal that Colette Uys sets for herself for 2026. The goal is more than achievable. The Tuks Student Sportswoman of the Year improved her best distance in the shot put to 18.14 metres this year. This is just three centimetres…
Most athletes prefer not to line up as the favourite in an event when competing, but there are exceptions. Pieter Coetzé is one. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that Tuks’ Sportsman of the Year has already declared that he wants to be the favourite in the 100 and 200 metre backstrokes at the…
