Former Varsity Athletics star to medal world champs?
Former Varsity Athletics and South African 100m record-holder, Akani Simbine, had a record-breaking start when he clocked blistering fast 9.93sec and 19.95sec times over the 100m and 200m respectively....
View ArticleJanse van Vuuren spearheads field events at Varsity Athletics
Letitia Janse van Vuuren opened her domestic season on a high when she bettered the South African women’s Hammer-Throw record at a league meeting in Pretoria last month. Building on that momentum, she...
View ArticleSouth African athletics is back where it belongs
Usually playing second fiddle to other sporting codes, South African athletics has stamped their authority as one of the best, if not the best-performing sporting code in South Africa these past two...
View ArticleLeotlela, Roto and Steenkamp to rewrite record books on home soil?
New Varsity Athletics 100m, 200m and 100mh records will be on the cards on 31 March when the Tuks trio Gift Leotlela, Thando Roto and Rikenette Steenkamp line up on their home training ground. Boasting...
View ArticleNo excuses for middle- and long-distance stars
South Africa’s top up-coming middle distance stars must bear the brunt of running most of their races in the north. Despite altitude struggles though, they still approach every race with a ‘no excuses’...
View ArticleSteenkamp in Varsity Athletics swansong
On Saturday 25 March, Rikenette Steenkamp came to close to entering an exclusive club in the women’s 100m hurdles when she clocked 13.04sec at a League Meeting at the University of Pretoria. That club...
View ArticleSteenkamp becomes second fastest South African woman in 100m-hurdles history
On Saturday (25 March) Rikenette Steenkamp proved that she is capable of dipping under 13 seconds in the 100m-hurdles after winning the 100m-hurdles in a time of 13.04s at a league meeting which took...
View ArticleUys holds all the cards
Rynardt van Rensburg of the Kovsies (UFS) may have the most experience in the men’s 800m field. He may be the World University 800m Bronze medallist and he may have represented South Africa at the...
View ArticleSpeed Rising
The word on everyone’s lips of late is speed. A whole host of fast times have been set of late and the trend is set to continue on Friday 31 March at the second and final Varsity Athletics meeting, to...
View ArticleLeotlela equals SA Record as Tuks win the title
Tlotliso Gift Leotlela, the 18-year-old sprint sensation, lived up to his billing as the top Junior Sprinter in South Africa when he scorched to a record-equaling 10.12sec win in the men’s 100m at the...
View ArticleBusy time for UJ players ahead of title defence
The University of Johannesburg players have a busy period ahead, but hockey manager Elize le Roux said they would be ready to again challenge for the Varsity Hockey title next month. This year it is...
View ArticleBolt watches on as Varsity Athletics’ finest get set to thrill in Potch
Eight months ago we witnessed Wayde van Niekerk and Akani Simbine shine on the grandest stage in Rio, introducing themselves to the world in some style. Simbine finished fifth in the men’s 100m, just...
View ArticleTwo-time champions UJ out to defend Varsity Hockey title
The exciting Varsity Hockey competition gets underway next month The fifth Varsity Hockey season gets underway on 5 May in Stellenbosch and this year it is the turn of the ladies to do battle for the...
View ArticleZondi wants to coach Tuks to Varsity Hockey title
“Players are never just numbers, or tools to use in order to win hockey games. They are people who matter to me.” If this is the philosophy of TuksHockey Head Coach, Inky Zondi it should not be a...
View ArticleVarsity Hockey bends the rules to double the thrill
Power Plays, pink balls, bonus points and ‘sportainment’ – Varsity Sports is about innovation and breaking the mould of sport. In 2017 Varsity Hockey will double the reward for players and double the...
View ArticleMadibaz prepped for Varsity Hockey tournament
The Madibaz-NMMU women’s team are ready to tackle the country’s top sides after wrapping up their preparations for the Varsity Hockey tournament with a training camp at the weekend. The Port...
View ArticleTuks dismantle Kovsies 6-0
After a great defensive first-half display by Kovsies, Tuks broke loose to obliterate the Bloem side 6-0 in the second match at Maties Astro on Friday afternoon. The second game of the day started with...
View ArticleMadibaz snatch it in final chukka to down newcomers UKZN
The Madibaz were made to work hard in their opening match of the Varsity Hockey competition in Stellenbosch when they defeated newcomers UKZN 4-2. Madibaz started the brightest of the two teams as the...
View ArticleMaties off to winning start on home soil
Maties got their Varsity Hockey campaign off to the best possible start on their home turf when they saw off UJ 4-2 in the final match of the first day of the tournament, played in Stellenbosch. In an...
View ArticlePukke overcome UJ in close encounter
With a few scares in the match, Pukke saw off UJ 2-0 in the second round of the 2017 edition of Varsity Hockey, played at Maties in Stellenbosch, on Saturday afternoon. In a tightly contested...
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