Witsies named top sportswoman
AchieversArchivesAthleticsUniversity of the Witwatersrand October 6, 2017
Tanita Ramburuth-Hurt won the prestige’s Gauteng Sportswoman of the Year 2017 title while Maria Combrink won the Gauteng Disabled Sportswoman if the Year 2017. Ramburuth-Hurt is a member of Wits Tang Soo Do. She won three gold medals at World Martial Arts Games in October 2016 in the junior... Read more
Cracking the two-hour barrier
ArchivesAthleticsUniversity of Cape TownVarsity Sports September 20, 2017
A UCT sports scientist is a member of the international Sub2hr marathon project to crack the elusive two-hour barrier − without drugs. The project, which is the brainchild of Professor Yannis Pitsiladis (University of Brighton), harnesses the best of sports science and an elite team of athletes. The Sub2hr... Read more
UP track champion graduates with Information Science degree
ArchivesAthleticsUniversity of PretoriaVarsity Sports September 15, 2017
Akani Simbine, 2016 Rio Olympics finalist in the 100 metres, South African record holder in the 100 metres sprint, and Diamond League gold medallist, graduated at the University of Pretoria (UP) with a Bachelor of Information Science on Friday, 8 September. The proud Tuks alumnus describes his experience at the University... Read more
The Wits Sport Transformation Fund will support talent and contribute to the national pool of African athletes. Wits University and Wits Sport have launched the Fund in order to enable talent from historically disadvantaged backgrounds to gain access to Wits and soar in sports without financial impediment. The Fund... Read more
Udubs athletic star ready to rock and roll
ArchivesAthleticsUniversity of the Western CapeVarsity Sports August 23, 2017
Tamzin Thomas left for Taipei this week, more ready than ever to represent South Africa at the World Student Games, known as the Summer Universiade. The 20-year-old University of the Western Cape (UWC) sprinter had spent July in her first European season at a training camp in Italy, an... Read more
Caster runs fastest time this year
ArchivesAthleticsMust-ReadNorth-West UniversityVarsity Sports August 15, 2017
It was an outstanding performance by Caster Semenya in the International Association of Athletics Federation’s 800m women’s final last night. The finish which came in incredible 1 minute, 55 seconds was the fastest time for this year, despite being faced by mounting social media criticism on her gender and... Read more
Forced to go through a lengthy period of rehabilitation may just have provided the impetus Kelly Kingwill needs as she continues to resurrect her athletics career at the World Student Games this month. After showing her promise as a junior and earning national colours, the 26-year-old Bestmed Madibaz long... Read more
Eesou’s lonely road to the World Student Games
ArchivesAthleticsNelson Mandela UniversityVarsity Sports August 11, 2017
Inspired by the long and lonely hours on the road, Nelson Mandela University distance runner Mariano Eesou is targeting a podium in the half marathon at the World Student Games next week. The 25-year-old Bestmed Madibaz star is determined to finish the race in Taipei, Taiwan, strongly after collapsing... Read more
One and eighty students, representing 10 sports codes, will compete in the 29th Summer Universiade, which takes place from 19 to 30 August 2017. Also known as the also known as the World Student Games, USSA says that as an organisation that continues to produce world-class athletes, “Our incredibly... Read more
Madibaz athletes to fly flag at World Student Games
Athletics August 2, 2017
Three Nelson Mandela University student-athletes have been included in the University Sport South Africa team to compete in the World Student Games next month. Bestmed Madibaz field competitors Ischke Senekal (discus and shot put) and Kelly Kingwill (long and triple jump) will join long-distance runner Mariano Eesou in the... Read more
