The talk of the town in sporting circles this week has definitely been the punitive measures imposed by Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula on some of our Federations.
THE PRESIDENT'S VOICE
We get closer and closer to the Rio Olympics and Paralympics but most recent news is that the recent General Council meeting at Olympic House dealt with a number of exciting matters.
I’m proud to say that the recent Global Camp in Pretoria was a huge success.
The dust seems to have settled down around the criteria put forward by Athletics South Africa (ASA) around Olympic qualification for the marathon runners.
We are now focusing our attention on the Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games and at the same time also keeping a close eye on the new threat of the Zika virus in Brazil.
Welcome to 2016 and the busiest year of this four-year sporting cycle.
As we wind down another hectic year we are acutely aware of the strenous task that awaits us in 2016.
The recent ANOC meeting in Washington underlined two aspects worthy of noting for the sports movement.
Prof Frank Dick, SASCOC's advisor on the High Performance Programme and Ezera Tshabangu, our General Manager: High Performance Department, are hard at work interviewing athletes and coaches in preparation for the Rio Olympics and Paralympics next year as well as beyond for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Greetings from Brazzaville, Congo where the African Games are winding up.