The bulk of Team South Africa have arrived safely in Cali, Colombia for the 2013 World Games which get underway on Thursday.
MEDIA RELEASES
SASCOC President Gideon Sam told Team South Africa to head off to the World Games and understand the enormous honour of representing their country.
SASCOC and the 2013 World Games team for Colombia did their bit for Madiba Day in Soweto on Friday.
South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) is pleased with the success its Operation Excellence (OPEX) programme has brought to its participants who have achieved positive results and brought home medals at most of the world games they have participated in.
Gymnast Bianca Zoonekynd has been named as flagbearer for Team South Africa at the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia.
South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), is concerned at the predicament that its National Federations are in financially in attempting to deliver on their mandates to South African sport.
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) express their heartfelt condolences on the passing of one of South Africa's most talented basketball players, Chris Fynn and Mr Clifford Bird, husband of Mrs Daphne Bird, Swimming SA Competition Manager.
The media accreditation process is now open for the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal, Canada, featuring the majority of medal winners from London as they start their preparations for the next Paralympic Games in Rio in 2016.
A squad of 39 athletes have been named to represent Team South Africa at the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia from 25 July to 4 August.
Episode six of the official Olympic television programme, Road to Rio, is currently being broadcast on various SuperSport channels.