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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 70 60 50 Male Female 40 Total B/M 30 B/F

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Final Team Size – Paralympics

62 athletes
29 Coaches/Managers
6 General Team Management
10 Medical Team
7 sports codes

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Team Demographics

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Athletes Guide Runner Officials Medical Team GTM Male Female Total B/M B/F W/M W/F

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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, 3

World Records, 2 Paralympic Records

The team finished 17th on the medal

table.

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Overall performance

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

Sport for the Disabled needs more development

which will improve participation and demograhics.

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Challenges experienced

Selection policies

Selection was challenged by athletes from Paralympics – athletics, table tennis

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Media Centre

SASCOC media team setup work well with feedback

and daily updates.

Regular press briefing
Radio and free to air provided news content from the

Games daily.

702 provided a live afternoon broadcast daily

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Media Centre

Developed an application for android phones –

approximately 185 000 downloads of the app

MIXIT partnership we had over 1 million followers

providing messages of support and congratulations to athletes

Team SA Twitter (19000) and Facebook (19000)
www.roadtolondon.co.za - 71% new visitors during

the Games

www.sascocimages.co.za over 600 000 hits

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Positives of the London Games

Greater Awareness of the Olympic and Paralympic

teams

The nation getting behind Team South Africa
A great Team send off and welcome on arrival
Team South Africa were in high spirits before during

and after the Games

Team South Africa was honoured by Parliament at a

joint sitting.

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