The 123rd International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session will be held in Durban from 4-9 July, 2011 and already an advance guard of IOC delegates have arrived in South Africa to prepare for the session.
An IOC delegation arrived in Durban on Thursday, 28 April and departs again on Thursday, 5 May.
MEDIA RELEASES
Sound sporting governance, an ever closer working relationship with the Department of Sport and Recreation and further developments in the Athletics South Africa matter were just three of the developments to emerge from SASCOC's General Assembly meeting in East London at the weekend.
SASCOC (South African Sport Confederation and Olympic Committee) on Wednesday confirmed that para-athlete Fanie Lombaard has tested positive for the use of a prohibited substance and subsequently been banned for a period of one year. Lombaard won the gold medal in the F42 category of the discus competition at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand in January.