The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC)  fully supports the position adopted by the International Olympic  Committee (IOC) that Olympic Games and the participation of the athletes  are beyond politics. This was in response to the call for a diplomatic  boycott of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.

As  a National Olympic Committee (NOC) the preparation of our athletes for  participation at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games remains our main focus.

SASCOC  President Mr Barry Hendricks commented, “Delivering Team South Africa  to the Olympics remains our core mandate as an NOC, hence we are  focusing on qualifying our athletes for the Beijing 2022 Winter  Olympics.”

The XXIV Olympic Winter Games will take place between 4-20 February 2022.

The full IOC Statement can be referenced on the following link:

https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-statement-on-today-s-announcement-by-the-us-government