What does successful communication look like during a major multi-sport campaign? On Thursday, 3 September at 12:00, we’re hosting a Communication Success Webinar focused on social media and the lessons that come from communicating a major sporting campaign in real time. The session will share insights into how athlete stories, competition moments and broader campaign narratives…

“Bonjour!” “Ça Va?” And then there’s a hearty laugh. It’s just after noon in the city of Dakar and Palesa Mosepele is on her lunch break. She’s been in the Senegalese capital for a month, which is her home until the completion of the 2026 Youth Olympics in November. The 29-year-old from Johannesburg is the…

Olympic history was written in a symbolic and emotional ceremony at Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, to mark the handover of the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from Thomas Bach to Kirsty Coventry.  Bach, an Olympic champion in fencing for Germany at the Olympic Games Montreal 1976, has been leading the organisation…

The South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SASCOC)  is deeply saddened and  mourns  the passing of one of the country’s most popular rugby sons, Cornal Hendricks. The 37-year-old, who was part of Team SA’s gold medal winning rugby sevens squad at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, died of a reported heart…

Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the first woman president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Africa’s most decorated Olympian and Zimbabwe’s minister of sport since 2018 secured a majority of votes in the first round of the election process at the 144th IOC Session in Greece. The 41-year-old Zimbabwean was chosen over six other candidates, including Lord…

New doors have opened for South African Olympians following official recognition of their achievements and status at a collaborative awards ceremony on Friday, 14 March 2025. The South African Olympians Association (SAOA) honoured 30 athletes at the inaugural OLY Award Ceremony in South Africa. The event, hosted with the support of the South African Sports…

The president of the International Olympic Committee, Dr Thomas Bach, concluded his visit to South Africa by saying “Africa is on the rise” and vowing to continuing encouraging development on and off the field on the continent. President Bach was visiting South Africa for the second time since being installed as IOC president – it…

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) Athletes Commission hosted the fourth edition of the Athletes Indaba in Johannesburg on Saturday, with president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Dr Thomas Bach, and several other high-profile guests adding to the importance of the event. Facilitated by chairperson of the Athletes’ Commission, 2008 Olympic…