Protea cricket team calls NWU their home again

The national cricket team, the Proteas, called the North-West University “home” again when they used the university’s Sport Village in Potchefstroom as a base for their preparations.

The Proteas are playing against Sri Lanka in three one-day matches on the latter’s island home…

Eagles soar in first five Varsity Netball rounds

The North-West University Eagles are off to a strong start in their 2021 Varsity Netball campaign. The former champions, coached by Elsunet du Plessis, got their tournament off to a blistering start by winning the first four of their five games.

In a truncated tournament played in a…

Liezl Gouws is ready to make her Paralympic mark

She has proven her resolve more than anyone of her age should have, and Liezl Gouws is ready to prove it again. This fourth-year pharmacy student from the North-West University (NWU), who has cerebral palsy after suffering a stroke as a five-year-old, will represent South Africa at the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Liezl will compete…

NWU to host Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup

The North-West University (NWU) is proud to announce that it will play host to the 2021 FIH Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup.

The event, which will be presented in collaboration with the South African Hockey Association and the sport’s global governing body, the Fédération…

Heartbreak for hopeful Chederick

It has all the characteristics of a Shakespearean tragedy, although the playwright’s special imagery is lacking.

The clock says it is 11:30 and the mercury is exploding under the merciless sun of Tokyo. Only the athletes know whether the scorching conditions in the Olympic Stadium…

NWU’s Olympic speedsters in the spotlight

The North-West University’s three Olympic speedsters, Chederick van Wyk, Zakhiti Nene and Pieter Conradie, are in the spotlight in Tokyo this week when the relay items commence just before the weekend.

Van Wyk, who is taking part in the 4 X 100 m item, will be in action on Thursday…

Star athlete Chederick speaks from Tokyo  

One of the favourite sons of the North-West University (NWU), Chederick van Wyk, currently finds himself in Tokyo, Japan, in the company of a hand-picked group of South Africans who will fly the country’s flag at the Olympic Games. Van Wyk, who will take part in the 4 X 100 m relay, took some time after supper to…

Jo-Ané is going to the Games

She is the cannon arm of 1 NWU Battalion and in a few weeks’ time, she and her fellow citizens are going to start their campaign in the theatre of the Pacific Ocean.  Yes, Jo-Ané van Dyk is going to the Olympic Games.

This 23-year-old javelin thrower of the North-West University…

NWU whips javelin cream

The scene where the Mooi River winds around the Fanie du Toit sports fields is a well known one. Just below the High Performance Institute there is a stretch of about 100 m that serves as a hazardous no-fly zone to our feathered friends. Javelins fly here.

Another constant here is…

CHHP Institute of Sport Science and Development still performs despite lockdown

The North West Academy of Sport (NWAS) has been using the Institute of Sport Science and Development at the Centre of Health and Human Performance (CHHP) as a consultant for over two decades.  The services provided include assessments, exercise programmes, workshops and various other specialist services. Sports codes currently included in these…