Just two weeks after rewriting the record books in the 60m, South African junior sprint sensation Karabo Letebele delivered a definitive statement in the 100m this weekend, clocking a new personal best of 10.11s at the D P De Villiers Stadium in Sasolburg. The performance follows his remarkable run at the ACNW League meeting in…
Swimmers were the big winners at the University of Pretoria Sports Awards last night. Pieter Coetzé was named Bestmed Sportsman of the Year. Kaylene Corbett is Bestmed Sportswoman of the Year, and Rocco Meiring is Coach of the Year (individual sport). TuksSwimming is the Club of the Year. The club swimmers medalled at every event (locally and internationally) at which they competed. ALSO…
Athletics South Africa (ASA) has officially announced a major setback for the national team, confirming the withdrawal of top sprinter Bayanda Walaza from the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. The decision comes after a comprehensive medical evaluation determined that a hamstring injury, sustained during his race at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on…
Athletics South Africa (ASA) has named a 49-strong national team to represent the country at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, scheduled to be held in Tokyo from September 13-21. The squad, which includes 32 men and 17 women, features a mix of seasoned campaigners and rising stars. Notably, 11 of the athletes are selected specifically…
Akani Simbine showed glimpses of a return to form at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich, securing a fine second-place finish in the men’s 100m final. This marks the first time he has dipped under 10 seconds since taking a lengthy training break, clocking in at 9.98s. He finished just one-hundredth of a second behind…
Pieter Coetzé will be able to testify that good things happen in threes after winning a silver medal in the 50m backstroke at the World Championships in Singapore yesterday. And with good reason. The Tuks psychology student is only the second South African swimmer to win three medals at a World Championships. He is the…
Two South African athletics records fell on Saturday, one at home on the road and another abroad on the track. In Zagreb, Croatia 19-year-old Bayanda Walaza won the men’s 100m race at the Boris Hanzekovic Memorial, a World Athletics Continental Tour meeting. He stopped the clock at 9.94 seconds, breaking his own national U20 record…
Exeter Chiefs have bolstered their front row with the acquisition of South African prop and Tuks Ruby captain Ethan Burger. The 24-year-old, who previously played for the Blue Bulls’ under-20 side, was spotted by Exeter’s coaches while playing university rugby for University of Pretoria side Tuks. Burger joins the English Premiership club as the fourth…
The name Arno Kruger might mean little to South African sports fans, but a year or two from now, they will take note of his swimming heroics. To use a sports cliche, he is a work in progress in the freestyle events. During the recent South African Short Course Championships in Durban, the swimmer won…
On Monday, 8th July, with 51 days to go to the start of the Paralympic Games in Paris, the South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SASCOC) announced an initial squad of 26 to represent Team South Africa. The 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris will be staged from the 28th of August to the…
