Following media reports on the recent Rio Olympic Games Selection Policy for athletics that was signed between Athletics South Africa (ASA) and SASCOC, we hereby reiterate that no further amendments were made on the Marathon qualification other than the 17 qualification entry standards as modified by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) as at 26 November 2015.

SASCOC will be monitoring developments regarding the outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil, the host of the Summer Olympics in August 2016.

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has named the team to represent South Africa at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Norway from 12-21 February 2016.  

Monday, 18 January, 2016 marks exactly 200 days to go before the world’s biggest multi-coded sporting spectacle, the 2016 Olympic Games, gets underway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

It is with a heavy heart that SASCOC have learnt of the death of Banele Sindani, the macro sports body’s former and first Chief Executive Officer and also a former CEO of Athletics South Africa (ASA).

SASCOC extend their heartfelt congratulations to Team South Africa for their excellent performance at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships which ended in Doha, Qatar on Saturday.

Following media reports on the unhappiness at the South African men and women’s hockey teams not qualifying for Rio 2016 Olympics, SASCOC wish to reiterate that the Continental Qualification route will not be considered.

SASCOC is deeply saddened and mourns the passing away of influential sports administrator, Mvuzo Mbebe who succumbed to colon cancer in Johannesburg on Monday, 19 October 2015.

SASCOC has named a 23-strong South African team to compete at the 2015 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar from 21-31 October.