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SASCOC President Barry Hendricks

SASCOC to bid for 2036 and 2040 Olympic Games after cabinet green light

South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) president Barry Hendricks has confirmed to SABC Sport that the country is officially preparing to bid for the 2036 and 2040 Olympic and Paralympic Games following cabinet approval.

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Leon Fleisher: SASCOC to take squad of 109 athletes to Commonwealth Games

South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) High Performance Manager Leon Fleisher has confirmed to SABC Sport that Team SA will send a squad of 109 athletes to the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow from 23 July to 2 August.

Barry Hendricks (President) of SASCOC during the Squash Sponsorship announcement at Fricker Road on January 20, 2026 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Barry Hendricks: Basketball SA is not shut down, but serious change is unavoidable

South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) president Barry Hendricks, has firmly rejected claims that Basketball South Africa (BSA) has been shut down by sports minister Gayton McKenzie.

Erin Gallagher in the heats of the women’s 100m butterfly during day 4 of the SA National Swimming Championships at Newton Park Swimming Pool on April 12, 2025 in Gqeberha, South Africa.

Swimming boss backs Team SA to shine at Commonwealth Games

With SASCOC High Performance Manager Leon Fleisher placing renewed pressure on swimming and athletics to deliver medals at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Swimming South Africa (SSA) president Alan Fritz is confident Team South Africa will rise to the challenge.

SA swimmer Pieter Coetze

Leon Fleisher – Federations to decide Commonwealth Games selections

In a move aimed at preventing the selection disputes that have marred previous editions of the Commonwealth Games, the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has clarified that the responsibility of selecting athletes’ rests solely with national federations.

CAA African Senior Athletics Championships: National Team Arrival

Gayton McKenzie reacts to ASA president James Moloi suspension

Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie has described the investigation report by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee into Athletics South Africa president James Moloi as “damning.”

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