Athletes
AFT
The Trust uses a range of criteria to assess applications for bursary support
- Athletic potential in track events
- Socio-economic circumstances
- Age
- Academic achievement & potential
- Attitude, values & mental habits
The athletics program focuses on track events
- sprinting,
- middle and long-distance running,
- race walking and
- cross country.
Support our dream of producing future South African gold medalists who require funding.
All bursary applications must be submitted via the HPC website: web.up.ac.za.
In the News:
Through the extensive and professional training and conditioning program instituted by TUKS and HPC, our athletes have truly shone. One of our talented athletes Tlotliso Gift Leotlela, clocked the equal second-fastest time ever by a youth on the opening day of the athletics at the Commonwealth Youth Games 2015 in Samoa
Read more about Gift here
Athlete: Tlotliso Gift Leotlela (17)
From: Bethlehem, Free State
Events: 100m, 200m
On being sponsored;
Through the extensive and professional training and conditioning program instituted by TUKS and HPC, our athletes have truly shone. One of our talented athletes Tlotliso Gift Leotlela, clocked the equal second-fastest time ever by a youth on the opening day of the athletics at the Commonwealth Youth Games 2015 in Samoa
Athlete: Vuni Madonsela (17)
From: Witbank, Mpumalanga
Events: 800m
On being sponsored;
‘I’d like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to be part of the Athletics Academy. Thank you for the opportunity to improve my academics and excel in my sport. You have taken me out of a bad environment. Where I lived, there were drugs all over and people my age smoking and gambling. I hope, pray and believe that God will grant you many more years of doing these things for many more learners, for many more generations to come.’
Athlete: Clarence Munyai (17)
From: Fourways, Johannesburg
Events: 100m, 200m
On being sponsored;
‘Thank you for the best experience. It’s been wonderful. I really appreciate it! I have made new family and friends.’
Athlete: Thulisile Amon (17)
From: Middelburg, Mpumalanga
Events: 800m, 1500m, 5000m
On being sponsored;
‘I thank the Lord for what I have now. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be here. Since I came to HPC a lot of things changed in my life. At home, I didn’t have what I had here – the training, healthy food, academics, etc., and I also didn’t perform very well in my sport and academics. I thank the Lord our God for the donor and Trust, without them and the pocket money we get, I wouldn’t be able to even buy toiletries for myself since my home background is very bad. HPC means a lot to me. Thank you so much. I would like to meet you one day and say those words to your face.’
Athlete: Keletso Senosi (15)
From: Krugerdorp, Mpumalanga
Events: 1,500m
On being sponsored;
‘I just want to say thank you for all you have done for me. I only came last year but many things have changed in my life already. I am in a better place and I feel privileged to be here. I miss home sometimes, but I have to stay here because this is my dream come true’ Many people wanted to be here but they couldn’t. I feel that I have to know what I’m here for to be successful. I owe you a debt of gratitude for all that you have done for me.’
Athlete: Lewis Ngwenya (16)
From: Boksburg, Gauteng
Events: 800m
On being sponsored;
‘Thank you for this wonderful opportunity that you have given me, to be at this school. Many positive changes have occurred; from meeting and making new friends to improving my track times’
