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 W/M 20 W/F 10 0 Athletes Guide Runner Officials Medical Team GTM
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 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.
TEAM SOUTH AFRICA Challenges experienced Selection policies • Selection was challenged by athletes from Paralympics – athletics, table tennis
TEAM SOUTH AFRICA 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 •
TEAM SOUTH AFRICA 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 •
TEAM SOUTH AFRICA 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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