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Final Team Size – Olympics
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125 athletes
46 Coaches/Managers
9 General Team Management
12 Medical Team
17 sports codes
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Final Team Size – Paralympics
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62 athletes
29 Coaches/Managers
6 General Team Management
10 Medical Team
7 sports codes
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Team Demographics
140
70
120
60
100
50
Athletes
80
Male
Female
40
Total
Percentage
Officials
60
B/M
30
B/F
Percentage
Medical Team
40
W/M
20
W/F
Percentage
GTM
20
10
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Male Female Total
B/M
B/F
W/M
W/F
Athletes
Guide
Runner
Officials
Medical
Team
GTM
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Performances at the Games - Olympics
• Only 4 sports brought back medals
• 8 athletes medaled – rowing medal
counts as one, not four
• 8 athletes and three relay teams
reached the finals
• 6 athletes included in the team
because of 2016 focus proved they
are talented
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Medal return
• 6 medals
• These Games were the most
successful for the Olympic Team
since readmission to
international sport in 1992.
• RSA number 23 on the medal
table with 3 Gold medals,
number 1 in Africa.
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Performances at the Games Paralympics
• Only 3 sports (athletics, cycling,
swimming) brought back medals
• 19 athletes won the 29 medals
• 12 athletes finished in the top 8
• The team finished 17th on the medal
table
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Challenges experienced
• Insufficient funding to support all athletes to qualify;
• Funding to support qualified athletes and teams –
received additional funding 3 months prior to the
Games;
• High performance centres – business entities that
need to generate funds. Render services to overseas
teams and athletes who compete with SA athletes;
• Attack on some of the athletes by one of the sports
scientists;
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Challenges experienced
• Selection policies
Selection was challenged by athletes from
Olympics – athletics, equestrian, weightlifting
Paralympics – athletics, table tennis
• Nationality – overseas-based athletes
- athletes with dual citizenship
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Overall performance
• It is believed that both Teams performances at the
Games were good
• More work needs to be done to ensure that the
country does not slip in terms of Rio 2016
performances
• Ekhaya assisted athletes and coaches in terms of
key interaction with South Africans in the UK and
those that visited London during the Games.
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Road to Rio 2016
• Started supporting junior
athletes in 2010;
• One-on-one debriefing meetings
with NFs and planning for Rio
2016 already commend on 19
Sept;
• 42 athletes already confirmed
with NFs for support: Oct 12 –
Mar 13;
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Road to Rio 2016
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NFs are submitting names and 4 year
plans from now till Sept 2016;
NFs have also been urged to submit
their long term plans – 2020/2024
athletes who are currently at junior
levels;
These athletes will compete at the:
- 2014 Youth Olympic Games
- 2014 ANOCA Youth Games
- 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games
- 2015 All Africa Games
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Road to Rio 2016
• Main focus will be on sports
that return medals at major
international events
• There are two new sports on
the Olympic programme –
Rugby 7’s and Golf
• Looking at a different
strategy for supporting team
sports
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SASCOC Mandate in the NSRP:
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Talent Identification and development
Athletes and Coaches Support Programmes
Recognition system (national colours)
Academy system
Team Preparation and Delivery
Geopolitical boundaries
Coaches Development
Setting up of Athletes, Coaches, Technical Officials and
Administrators Commissions
Clubs
Sports Councils
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SASCOC has engaged in the consultation process with all
its member NFs and Provincial Sports Confederations to
address the following:
• Selection Policies for the 2013- 2016 quadrennial;
• Re-engineering of the Provincial Academies of Sport,
Academy system in the country. Challenge –
duplication with SRSA on District Academies;
• Reapplication for Recognition Process by NFs;
• Setting up of the Provincial Coaching Commissions;
• Implementation of the Coaching Framework.
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Needs going forward:
• It is estimated that R400m will be required to support
athletes and coaches in the build up to Rio 2016;
• This will include setting up of a training base in
Europe, living expenses, medical and scientific
support interventions, competition and training
camps, equipment, coaching and technological
support;
• The funding will also assist in ensuring that SASCOC
delivers on its mandate as contained in the NSRP;
• Implementation of the Bidding and Hosting Strategy
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