{"id":1708,"date":"2018-11-26T09:42:53","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T07:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.10.4.47\/index.php\/_health-and-wellness-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T18:34:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T16:34:52","slug":"spu-sport","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spu-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"SPU Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1708\" class=\"elementor elementor-1708\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3efda90 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3efda90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc3e28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bc3e28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SPU Sport<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-719d1cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"719d1cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4283c4b\" data-id=\"4283c4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32ba174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32ba174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The strategic focus for the Sport Unit at SPU is to advance the field of sport through contributions to knowledge and the development of high-quality programs that drive both athletic excellence and holistic student growth. This includes fostering a supportive environment for digital empowerment and establishing a cutting-edge High-Performance Sport Centre. By integrating these elements, the unit aims to enhance sport opportunities, support student achievement, and elevate the university&#8217;s role in the broader sports community.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SPU Sports is dedicated to the development and overall well-being of students by embracing diversity and providing essential opportunities and resources. Our goal is to cultivate students holistically, enhancing their physical, social, and emotional health. We strive to create an enriching student experience by maximizing participation in both recreational and competitive sports.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At SPU, we proudly uphold our \u201cSPORTS FOR ALL\u201d policy, offering 17 diverse sporting codes, including an inclusive gym, which welcomes EVERYONE to join, regardless of gender, religion, sexuality, or level of sports experience. Our sports teams are affectionately known as the \u201cGemmies.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>The categorisation of Codes is based on:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>The National Sports Plan (SASCOC priority codes)<\/li><li>University Sport South Africa (USSA) sport participation data<\/li><li>Varsity Sports Codes<\/li><li>Local league participation and performances<\/li><li>Strategic Objectives of the University<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ce952f\" data-id=\"6ce952f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e96fbe\" data-id=\"1e96fbe\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Athlete Support Program (ASP) <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53bddaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53bddaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rugby-final.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs8-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-79559\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs8-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs8-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs8-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs8.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Rugby<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7585235 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7585235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Basketball.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-79560\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Basketball<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40910cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40910cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Football.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs11-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-79564\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs11-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs11-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs11-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs11-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs11-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs11.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Football<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de45a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7de45a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tennis.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs12-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-79566\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs12-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs12-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs12-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs12-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs12.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Tennis<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d32740 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d32740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cricket.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs13-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-79567\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs13-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs13-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs13-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs13-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs13-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs13.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Cricket <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f80ee5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f80ee5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Volleyball.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs3-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-79568\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs3-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs3.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Volleyball<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8360b5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8360b5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hockey.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs6-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-79569\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs6-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs6-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Website-Tabs6.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"> Hockey<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d284767 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d284767\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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wp-caption-text\">Table Tennis<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae9fed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ae9fed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Aerobics-and-dance-2.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Aerobics-Dance-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-79571\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Aerobics-Dance-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Aerobics-Dance-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Aerobics-Dance-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Aerobics-Dance-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Aerobics-Dance-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Aerobics-Dance.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Aerobics &amp; Dance <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c4a9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"11c4a9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Achievements-1.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Achievements-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-79572\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Achievements-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Achievements-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Achievements-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Achievements-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Achievements-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Achievements.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Achievements<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf93ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4bf93ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/sport-news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/News-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-79573\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/News-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/News-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/News-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/News-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/News-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/elementor\/thumbs\/News-r8xq8iv3x22efko3x2a69wmv7r0bbh4eevephafwe0.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/News.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">News<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9d1fbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9d1fbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Contact-Us-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-79574\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Contact-Us-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Contact-Us-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Contact-Us-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Contact-Us-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Contact-Us-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/elementor\/thumbs\/Contact-Us-r8xq9c03sx6afhhs6wvlx7a5mp0oy3c2uvmrcv8p14.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Contact-Us.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Contact Us<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fa5dc2 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fa5dc2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f8d0f7\" data-id=\"2f8d0f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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