Thabang Ambition Masihleho, a Marketing student from Welkom campus put CUT on the map when he brought a bronze medal home from the 2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade (World University Games) held in South Korea recently. Universiade is a 12-day multi-sport event for global university students and this year, 170 countries participated. 

Thabang Masihlelo was one of the selected few to represent South Africa in South Korea from 3^rd to 14^th July 2015. He qualified for the competition during the USSA Track & Field Championships hosted at University of Stellenbosch in April this year with a qualifying time of 1:04:58.00.  In the morning session of the 10th day of competition, the men's half-marathon squad managed to secure a bronze medal in the team event, spearheaded by Thabang Masihlelo who finished eighth in the individual race, clocking 1:07:11.00 (finishing time). The national squad ended their competition with a total of five medals (two gold and three bronze), all achieved in athletics. 

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Victorious, at the 2015 Gwangju Universiade , South Korea, Thabang Masihleho proudly displays his bronze medal. Cover image: Congratulations to the athlete,Thabang Ambition Masihleho (second from left),  and his immediate team of support, Deputy Sports Manager, Mr Ntlengeni Ponki Smith (left) Team Manager: SA Athletics Ms Hanlie Murray, and the coach, Dr Jacob Segalo.