Question NW1259 to the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture

Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Whether any athlete and/or coaches representing the Republic in sporting codes had to pay (a) partially and/or (b) fully for the costs of participating in (i) international, (ii) continental and (iii) regional games and/or tournaments; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (aa) which athletes and/or coaches had to pay, (bb) to which games and/or tournaments was this applicable, (cc) what amount did each athlete and/or coach pay, (dd) what amount of funding did SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee receive to cover the costs of athletes and coaches in each case and (ee) what are the reasons that the funding was insufficient to cover the full costs of athletes and coaches? NW1625E QUESTION 1259 FOR WRITTEN REPLY INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO: 22-2020, DATE OF PUBLICATION 19-06- 2020: “Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture” Whether any athlete and/or coaches representing the Republic in sporting codes had to pay (a) partially and/or (b) fully for the costs of participating in (i) international, (ii) continental and (iii) regional games and/or tournaments; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (aa) which athletes and/or coaches had to pay, (bb) to which games and/or tournaments was this applicable, (cc) what amount did each athlete and/or coach pay, (dd) what amount of funding did SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee receive to cover the costs of athletes and coaches in each case and (ee) what are the reasons that the funding was insufficient to cover the full costs of athletes and coaches? NW1625E REPLY: SASCOC indicated that no athlete that represents the Republic as part of Team SA that is delivered by SASCOC to any multi-coded sporting event has to pay anything. Team SA is funded by grants and sponsorships.