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Olympic hopefuls aim to qualify at USSA champ

South Africa’s top athletes will get another shot at joining the Olympic squad at the national student championships hosted by the University of Johannesburg this weekend...

Raining gold for UJ para-athletes
Johannesburg, 5 April 2011 – Athletes with physical disabilities associated with the University of Johannesburg (UJ) raked in a total of 14 gold, three silver, and three bronze medals – not to mention achieving three national, and two Africa records - at last month’s Nedbank National Championships in Durban..Read more

Double firepower for All Africa squashIdentical twins Elani and Lumé Landman will double the firepower of the South African side competing at the U/19 All Africa Junior Squash Championships in Harare, Zimbabwe, from April 5 to 10...Read more

 

Team UJ geared for Nationals

Durban, 26 March 2011 – Today, a team of eight athletes associated with the University of Johannesburg (UJ) will compete in various track and field events at the 2012 Nedbank Nationals Championships in Durban..

 Adaptive rower’s Olympic dream in doubt

A clean bill of health could mean a poor prognosis for Shannon Lee Murray’s Paralympic dreams, and those of her adaptive rowing crew if a suitable replacement is not found shortly...Read more

 

Jonathan Dixon wins Nomads CGGU U/23 Open 

Jonathan Dixon wins Nomads CGGU U/23 Open Central Gauteng's Jonathan Dixon was victorious at the Central Gauteng Golf Union U/23 Open tournament held at Reading Golf Club on the 12th of February 2012....Read more 

 

 

 

UJ expects another wave of support

Fresh from a convincing win in front of a 6 500-strong crowd against Ikeys on Monday, UJ is expecting another orange wave of support for their second home fixture in the FNB Varsity Cup next week...Read more

Varsity Cup rugby rocks Joburg

Rugby spectators can look forward to an innovative FNB Varsity Cup programme geared towards fast-paced action when the University of Johannesburg hosts its first home game against the University of Cape Town at 7pm on Monday, February 13...Read More

 

Seymour’s triathlon star on the rise

A top-ten performance at the recent Spec-Savers Ironman 70.3 South Africa has earned rising triathlon star Jeanni Seymour elite U/23 status and paved the way towards achieving her Olympic dreams....read more
A shot of inspiration

She used to think she was just a “big girl that was born to throw”, but through arduous training and realising her true potential, South African shot put and discus champ Simone Du Toit overcome anger at not being able...read more
Assisting disabled reaps rewards for UJ Sport 

Assisting athletes with disabilities is reaping rewards for the University of Johannesburg (UJ) after a clean sweep at the recent South African Sports Awards at Sun City...read more
Banyana striker aims for top award

As the only female nominee, Banyana Banyana striker Noko Matlou will aim to follow in the footsteps of Natalie du Toit when the Sports Star of the Year is announced at the prestigious South African Sports Awards later this month....read more
  Silver’s heart of gold 

Where many see a future as barren as the dusty ground on which his teams practise, Diepsloot hockey coach Silver Malele sees hope....read more
Setone and Mokoka set for another thriller 

Newly-crowned national cross country champion Tshamano Setone will be out to prove that his victory was no fluke when he goes head-to-head with former titleholder Stephen Mokoka at the University Sports South Africa (Ussa) championships in Potchefstroom this weekend...read more