It is now time for SASCOC to reveal their plan to develop sports in South Africa
10 August 2021
The DA calls on the chairperson of the parliamentary portfolio committee on sports, arts and culture, Beauty Dlulane, to request that the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) appear before Parliament as a matter of urgency.
SASCOC must brief Parliament on Team South Africa’s Olympic performance this year and detail its preparation plan and financial model for the Games in Paris in 2024 and Los Angeles in 2028 to turn things around and to support current and future Olympians.
This comes after SASCOC made a U-turn on its decision to offer no rewards for the Olympic medalists Tatjana Schoenmaker, who won gold and silver, and Bianca Buitendag, who won silver, for bringing the nation glory at the Tokyo Games. It has been a long-standing tradition that South Africa’s Olympic medalists receive remuneration from SASCOC following the Games.
The whole debacle highlights the challenges within SASCOC in terms of sports development, financial management as well as support for athletes.