The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has congratulated Paralympian wheelchair racer and handcyclist, Ernst van Dyk who made history on Monday by winning a record 10th wheelchair title in the Boston Marathon.
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SASCOC President Gideon Sam successfully completed Saturday's Old Mutual Two Oceans half-marathon in Cape Town as part of a bid to raise awareness of the SASCOC/SAIDS awareness campaign against drugs in sport.
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) extends its warmest congratulations to all recipients of the National Orders to be presented by President Jacob Zuma on Freedom Day, Sunday 27 April, 2014.
A team of leading South African sports administrators and former sports aces will continue drumming in the anti-drugs message when they join thousands of runners at Saturday's Old Mutual Two Oceans half-marathon in Cape Town.
Monday, 14 April sees South Africa and fellow Commonwealth countries around the globe marking the key date of just 100 days before the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland.
As from Wednesday, 9 April, 2014 sports lovers will be able to download the official SASCOC Magazine from the Apple App Store.
SASCOC President Gideon Sam and Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula on Saturday both strongly urged the South African sports movement to adapt or die.
SASCOC will join the world in celebrating the first ever International Day of Sport for Development and Peace on Sunday, April 6, 2014.
The President of the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), Mr Gideon Sam, said today that his training as part of the SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) I Play Fair team for the 2014 Old Mutual Two Oceans half-marathon is well underway and that he is on target to achieving his goal.
Thursday was the second day of training at the National Training Centre (NTC) in Bloemfontein for the South African tug-of-war team and their Chinese Taipei counterparts, one of the best teams in the world.