“If it wasn’t for judo, I would be doing drugs on the side of the road.” So says Hlobanisa Bobi, a 19-year-old judoka from the Eastern Cape. He recently represented Team SA at the Region 5 Youth Games in Windhoek, Namibia. There, he fought through the pain of a dislocated thumb to win bronze.…

The past year has been life changing for South African judo star, Jasmine Martin. She has changed weight classes and gained a fresh mentality since moving to the Italian capital of Rome. So far, 2025 has shown signs of taking the 24-year-old judoka to the next level, writes MARK LEMKE. The World Senior Championships…

Donne Breytenbach has mapped out a path to achieving her dream of winning a medal at the 2028 Olympics. This ambition has seen her take the step of moving to Budapest, Hungary, where she is now competing across Europe and training with top talents from all over the world, writes MARK LEMKE. Breytenbach moved to Europe in…

Another year with different challenges, but the UP Tuks judokas made sure the result that matters remained the same over the weekend by winning the USSA Tournament for the fourth consecutive year in Cape Town.

The qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan starts in earnest for the Tuks judokas from Friday when they take part in the Budapest Grand Prix Tournament, in Hungary.

Former AUSC Region Five Games judo gold medallist, Jasmine Martin is recovering from shoulder surgery but will get back to grips in competition late next month, writes MARK ETHERIDGE.

One of the special moments at this year’s University of Pretoria’s graduation ceremonies was when Michaela Whitebooi stepped on to the stage as an acknowledgement for having completed her BCom Financial Science degree.