We've just concluded our first Board meeting at Olympic House and there were a number of issues put firmly on the table to guide us further down the Road to Rio 2016.

As I wrote this update it was early morning in Apia, the capital of Samoa and I was just getting ready for a brisk walk on the beach to keep the fitness levels up.

This is the last update for 2012 and let me wish everyone a great festive season. It will be a well-deserved break for us and I know when we come back in 2013, those batteries will be well and truly recharged.

The recent Coaches' Conference in Boksburg turned out to be one of our best attended conferences and the message is loud and clear: Coaches want to belong.

So, the 2012 SA Sports Awards have come and gone and Chad le Clos is a very happy man.

It would have been reasonable to think there'd be something of a lull after the London Olympic and Paralympics ÔÇô┬ábut think again ÔÇô not here at SASCOC.

One must have a heart of stone if you do not get swept away by emotions at the Paralympic Games.

With the Olympic Games all done and dusted, our focus is now on the Paralympic Games starting in London this week.

It was an absolutely fantastic reception at OR Tambo International that even had our Olympic athletes gobsmacked.

Greetings from London... there is a definite buzz around the athlete's village that you cannot miss when you enter it.