TEAM SOUTH AFRICA Final Team Size – Olympics • 125 athletes • 46 Coaches/Managers • 9 General Team Management • 12 Medical Team • 17 sports codes
TEAM SOUTH AFRICA Final Team Size – Paralympics • 62 athletes • 29 Coaches/Managers • 6 General Team Management • 10 Medical Team • 7 sports codes
TEAM SOUTH AFRICA Team Demographics 140 70 60 120 50 100 Male Female 40 Athletes 80 Total Percentage B/M 30 Officials 60 B/F Percentage W/M 20 Medical Team 40 W/F Percentage 10 20 GTM 0 0 Athletes Guide Officials Medical GTM Male Female Total B/M B/F W/M W/F Runner Team
TEAM SOUTH AFRICA 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, World Record; 6 athletes included in the team • because of 2016 focus proved they are talented
TEAM SOUTH AFRICA 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.
TEAM SOUTH AFRICA 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, 3 • World Records, 2 Paralympic Records The team finished 17 th on the medal • table.
TEAM SOUTH AFRICA 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;
TEAM SOUTH AFRICA 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
TEAM SOUTH AFRICA 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.
TEAM SOUTH AFRICA 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;
TEAM SOUTH AFRICA Road to Rio 2016 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
TEAM SOUTH AFRICA 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
TEAM SOUTH AFRICA SASCOC Mandate in the NSRP: 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 •
TEAM SOUTH AFRICA 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. •
TEAM SOUTH AFRICA 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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