The 2nd African Youth Games in Gaborone, Botswana have come and gone and as the National Olympic Committee we would like to congratulate our team for bringing home a whopping 92 medals, way more than the 58 medals that saw Tunisia topping the table at the inaugural Games in Morocco, 2010.
Update from Olympic House
In this latest update we would like to thank all the sporting heroes and heroines who attended the recent dinner at Olympic House.
In our latest update we'd firstly like to congratulate our President, Gideon Sam for being one of a team of more than 10 runners who made up the 'I Play Fair' team and was joined by Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) CEO Khalid Galant, former Springbok rugby player Ashwin Willemse and Proteas cricketer Makhaya Ntini at the weekend's Two Oceans half-marathon.
The first quarter of 2014 has gone by so fast and we continue with our special count down to our important sporting events of the year. This year marks 20 years of democracy in South Africa and we celebrate Madiba's contribution in sport, which he summarised as ÔÇ£Sport has the power to unite the world,…
The major highlight in the sports calendar this year are the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland in late July to early August.
Compliments of the season and the very best wishes for 2014.
The month of November was a special highlight as we were graced by some very important guests, these being the International Olympic Committee's (IOC), newly elected President, Mr Thomas Bach and his accompanying delegates.
October is all but gone now and all the events that were lined up for the month were executed successfully.
At Olympic House we are in the business of taking sport to another level in South Africa and we believe we are achieving this through our diligent day-to-day operations.
It's business as usual at Olympic House after hosting a successful 9th ICCE Global Coach Conference in Durban this month. A huge thank-you to everyone who contributed to make this conference a success. It was indeed an eye-opening session in our effort to improve coaching in South Africa and the world over.