South Africa's Olympic governing body SASCOC this week celebrated a successful 2013 but already the planning for 2014 and even beyond is gathering momentum.
MEDIA RELEASES
The three-day (WADA) Conference closed successfully on Friday, 15 November 2013, ending with a declaration and adoption of the revised version of the 2015 World Anti-Doping Code, which will come into effect from 1 January 2014.
For the first time in South African sports history, a number of Olympic gold medallists received Olympic pins for their efforts at a gala welcoming dinner for the President of the International Olympic Committee, Mr Thomas Bach at Olympic House on Thursday, 14 November 2013.
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach today called for the common fight against doping to be stepped up and strengthened to protect the majority of athletes who are clean.
One of South Africas rowing gold medallists at the London 2012 Olympics, Lawrence Ndlovu, attended the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Conference on Wednesday, 13 November 2013 as a way to support the fight against doping in South Africa and the world over.
The WADA Conference being hosted by the Department of Sports and Recreation South Africa and the City of Johannesburg in collaboration with WADA opened its session successfully in Johannesburg on Tuesday, 12 November 2013.
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee's (SASCOC) membership convened at Olympic House in Johannesburg for a Special General Meeting on Saturday, 9 November, where the existing Articles of Association was amended to the Constitution of SASCOC the Association.
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) hereby clarifies a matter that was raised involving the alleged breach of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Charter in reference to the National Olympic bodys Board Members allowances.
The Discovery Health Sports Heroes Walk Against AIDS (DHSHWAA) gala dinner hosted by Discovery Health in conjunction with the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) was a success. The event was held at the Olympic House in Johannesburg on 7 November 2013.
After a successful one-day workshop in Stellenbosch, the programme moved to Johannesburg on Wednesday 7 November and athletes grabbed the opportunity enthusiastically.
The Athletes Career Programme (ACP) hosted by national Olympic governing body SASCOC and the E for Exec Professional HR Services was beneficial to all the athletes who were in attendance.
Amongst our athletes were two…