Top South African athletes competing at the African Games in Brazzaville, Congo and Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa will celebrate this year’s Olympic Day together with SA citizens on Sunday, 30 August at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre, Ekurhuleni.

It is with deep sadness that SASCOC mourns the loss of yet another sports leader, Mr Hugo Olivier, South African Gymnastics Federation (SAGF) Honorary Life Vice-President who passed away on Sunday 23 August at the age of 80.

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has with immediate effect deregistered Karate South Africa’s (KSA) membership with SASCOC in terms of a Board resolution.

The greatest sporting spectacle of the globe, the Olympic Games, are only a year away and Wednesday, 5 August marks exactly 365 days to go before the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

SASCOC are mourning the death of former Proteas’ cricket captain, Clive Rice and apartheid era player and administrator Nico Van Oordt who both passed away on Tuesday, 28 July after lengthy illness.

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has named the South African team to compete at the 11^th edition of the African Games in Brazzaville, Congo from 4-19 September 2015.

 The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) have named the team to compete at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Apia, Samoa from 5-12 September.

SASCOC will celebrate this year's Nelson Mandela Day with a blood drive in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday, 18 July.

Contrary to inaccurate statements in the media regarding the selection policy for football’s participation in the Rio Olympics 2016, SASCOC hereby wishes to place on record that the criteria set by its Board is the only determinant for selection for any Games that fall under the auspices of the Olympic Committee.