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Another feather in cap for Paralympic star Louzanne Coetzee

Achievers Athletics University of the Free State Varsity Sports Apr 24, 2023

Multifaceted, talented, award-winning trailblazer, and Paralympic star. These are some words used to describe Louzanne Coetzee. Adding to her long list of achievements on and off the athletics track, Coetzee obtained a postgraduate diploma in Business Administration with distinction during the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences graduation ceremony on 19 April... Read more

Sprinters set to rule the roost at EP athletics champs

Athletics Nelson Mandela University Mar 10, 2023

Madibaz sprinter Luxolo Adams, who announced himself to the world when he won the Paris Diamond League 200m last year, will headline the Eastern Province Athletics Championships in Gqeberha tomorrow and Saturday. On that occasion, Adams disposed of Olympic champion André De Grasse in a career-best 19.82. He went... Read more

UJ student-athlete Tshwanelo aiming for Olympic Games

Athletics University of Johannesburg Jan 16, 2023

The 2022 Sportsman of the Year nominee for the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Sports Awards, Tshwanelo Aabobe, aspires to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. Having experienced a difficult year of injuries and contracting COVID-19 that took him out for two months, Aabobe remains resolute in... Read more

Returning to his roots leads to Adams’ sprint title in Paris

Athletics Nelson Mandela University Varsity Sports Jul 12, 2022

Gqeberha sprinter Luxolo Adams believed that knowing what worked best for him had been the catalyst behind his eye-catching performance in the Paris Diamond League athletics meeting in June. The 25-year-old, who is a member of the Madibaz Athletics Club, scorched to a career-best 19.82 seconds in the 200m... Read more

UWC Sport launches an elite high-performance centre

Athletics Latest news University of the Western Cape Western Cape Mar 16, 2020

High-Performance Centres (HPC) have proven to have tremendous benefits for athletes who wish to take their game to the next level. And athletes at UWC with these dreams will soon have the chance to make them a reality. When the University’s High-Performance Centre launches in June 2020, more athletes... Read more

Belief a common thread in NMU’s Senekal success

Achievers Athletics Eastern Cape Nelson Mandela University Oct 29, 2019

Belief in her own ability has played a major role in cementing Ischke Senekal’s status as one of South Africa’s finest field athletes. And it has been bolstered by a similar belief shown by those around her. This year, the Bestmed Madibaz Athletics Club star was again crowned national... Read more

Joint meeting at Madibaz a big success

Athletics Feb 14, 2019

The Bestmed Madibaz Athletics Club have hit on a winning formula after hosting a successful meeting for senior and junior athletes at the Madibaz Stadium at the weekend. For the first time the club, in conjunction with EP Athletics, joined forces with the Port Elizabeth High Schools Athletics Association... Read more

UKZN Athletics Club kicks Off 2019 Comrades preparations

Athletics University of KwaZulu-Natal Jan 17, 2019

Fresh into 2019 and the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Athletics Club is set to be the first athletics club in the country to kick off preparations for the 2019 Comrades Marathon through its Comrades Marathon Tester aimed at preparing Comrades Marathon runners both mentally and physically. Held in partnership with... Read more

University of the Free State: KovsieSport crowns their best

Athletics Must-Read University of the Free State Oct 1, 2018

The athletes Rynardt van Rensburg and Lynique Beneke walked away with the two major awards at the KovsieSport honours function on Wednesday 26 August 2018. The two were announced as the Kovsie Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year. Both of them represented South Africa at international level in the... Read more

Congratulations to the UKZN Athletics Club

Archives Athletics University of KwaZulu-Natal May 21, 2018

The UKZN Athletics Club recently competed with the world’s best runners in the Old Mutual Two Oceans in Cape Town. The Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon is a 56 km race and this year’s race remained on the traditional route that is via Chapman’s Peak, Hout Bay and Constantia... Read more