SASCOC puts an end to hockey Rio dream
48 views · Published 4 December 2015 · 2:45 · Indexed 23 October 2026
Channel: CGTN Africa · 2015 · News & Politics
Africa won't have a representative in the men's and women's hockey events at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, this comes after the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee announced that the criteria set out from the onset for qualification won't be changed in order to accommodate the hockey teams. The news has been met with mixed reactions including from the players themselves who have taken to social media to vent their frustrations.
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