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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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