Bieldt motivated to run fast times in the 100m-hurdles
Many athletes would describe a year in which they won an African and South African title as a success, but not Taylon Bieldt as she knows she has not performed at her best. That is why she will be...
View ArticleThe Thabooty Drive team take to the field
Energetic, young and not afraid to take on the world, 5FM’s Thabooty Drive team will look to replicate their radio and television expertise when they take to the field before the start of the much...
View ArticleRantso Mokopane and Justine Palframan steal the show for NWU and Maties as...
The first leg of the 2018 Varsity Athletics series at Tuks on Friday 2 March saw some scintillating action with Rantso Mokokpane and Justine Palframan from NWU and Maties respectively stealing the...
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Five Varsity Athletics stars who could break SA records this month
On 3 March 2018, athletes took to the track and field as South Africa’s top universities battle for top honours in Varsity Athletics. Though it is a team competition, a number of individuals stood out...
View ArticleFormer Varsity Athletics star to challenge world 100-metre champion
Former UP-Tuks sprinter Anaso Jobodwana will be hoping for it to be third time lucky when he takes on the current world champion, Justin Gatlin, this evening in the 150-metre race during the Athletics...
View ArticleJustine Palframan Speaks Up on serious issue
South African sprinter and African Championship gold medalist, Justine Palframan recently used the Varsity Athletics platform to Speak Up on an issue that both she and Varsity Sports are hoping to...
View ArticlePalframan sets sights on Varsity Athletics meeting next week
Justine Palframan has for some years now been dominating the 200m and 400m sprints at the Varsity Athletics series and she shows no sign of stopping this domination after a convincing 23.43sec win at...
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Six of the best – snaps from Varsity Athletics’ first meeting
In a thrilling first meeting, number of records were broken as South Africa’s student athletes aimed #FasterFurtherHigher. Here are six of the best snaps from the first meeting in Tuks on 2 March...
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Four Varsity Athletics records that will never be broken
After Tuks’s win in Varsity Athletics, the second meeting is on its way and athletes looking to go faster, further and higher. Let’s take a look at some records that will never be broken. Gift Leotlela...
View ArticleMonareng looking to remain undefeated in Varsity Athletics
Nineteen-year-old Thembo Monareng has seen a remarkable improvement in form since joining Tuks at the beginning of 2018. Monareng, a Sports Management student at the host university for the second and...
View ArticleWomen’s 800m duel on the cards at final Varsity Athletics meet
Lesotho’s Ts’pang Sello, had too much strength in her legs at the first of the two Varsity Athletics Meetings at Tuks on 2 March in the women’s 800m, when she pipped the race favourite, Simonay Weitsz...
View ArticleNene new kid on the block
Zakithi Nene – remember the name. Nene will be one of the athletes lining up in the men’s 400m at the Varsity Athletics Final at Tuks on 23 March. And Nene has to be favourite to win it. Although...
View ArticlePretorius plans to throw down the gauntlet at the Varsity Athletics
Catch me if you can is the challenge that Constant Pretorius (Tuks) will set his rivals in the 400m-hurdles tomorrow night during the Varsity Athletics Meeting at Tuks. It is no idle threat. Pretorius...
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5fm DJ Msizi James surprises Varsity Athletics fans with strong sprint...
Not even on the podium when the Thabooty Drive competed at the first Varsity Athletics meeting earlier this month, Msizi James stunned fans with a blistering practice run ahead of tomorrow’s second...
View ArticleTuks and NWU in for a photo finish at Varsity Athletics tomorrow!
Just 46 points separate defending champions Tuks and last year’s runners-up, Tuks, heading into the second and final Varsity Athletics meeting tomorrow – a matter of split seconds. World class athletes...
View ArticleTuks win Varsity Athletics title by split seconds as Palframan reigns supreme...
Maties’ Justine Palframan continued her good vein of form at the final Varsity Athletics meeting at Tuks in Pretoria on 23 March, convincingly taking the win in the women’s 200m. However, pre-race...
View ArticleTuks athletics needed to dig deep to retain the Varsity Athletics title
The statistics will show that Tuks athletics have retained the Varsity Athletics title, but numbers can never do justice to the drama that played out on the track. Before the start of the relays, Tuks...
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Varsity Sports stars strike gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
South Africa shone brightly at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Australia, as they finished in sixth position with a haul of 37 medals. It was a successful outing for a number of...
View ArticleSA’s top hockey players gear up for 2018 Varsity Hockey season
Seven of SA’s Commonwealth Games men’s hockey team represented their universities in Varsity Hockey as the platform for talented hockey stars continues to grow. The 2018 and third season of men’s...
View ArticleNew stars on the rise in Varsity Hockey 2018
Golden boys and new kids on the block will be brandishing their skills at Varsity Hockey, as the competitors look to knock UJ off their throne. The UJ men’s hockey team will look to reclaim the Varsity...
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