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4 ' UNITED NATIONS 4 ' UNITED NATIONS __ 'CENTRE AGAINST APARTHEID NOTES AND DOCUMENTS* 9/86 August 1986 REGISTER OF SPORTS CONTACTS WITH SOUTH AFRICA .... 1 July - 31 December 1985 . /Note: Pursuant to a decision in 1980, the Special Committee against Apartheid has Veen publishing since May 1981 semi-annual Register of 3ports Contacts with South Africa. The present Register, as the previous ones, contains: (a) A list of sports exchanges with South Africa arranged by the code of sports; (b) A list of sportsmen and sportswomen who participated in sports events in South Africa, arranged by country. Names of persons who undertake not to engage in further sports events in .South Africa will be deleted from the Register.7 86-20068 *All material in these Notes and Documents may be freely reprinted. Acknowledgement, together with a copy of the publication containing the reprint, would be appreciated. United Nations, New York 10017 CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION ................. ........ ....... ... .......... 1 I. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AGAINST APARTHEID IN SPORTS ..... I II. INTERNAL DEVELOPMENTS ........................ o ....... 1 III- INTERNATIONAL ACTION ............... ..... ... 2 IV. REBEL AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TOUR TO SOUTH ARICA ............ 4 V. CONCLUSIONS............................... ..o. ....... 6 VI. DELETIONS FROM THE REGISTER .............................. 6 VII. CLARIFICATIONS. ...................................... 7 Annexes l. List of sports exchanges with South Africa................ 8 II. Register of sportsmen and sportswomen who participated in sports events in South Africa from 1 July to 31 December 1985................................. 24 -1- INTRODUCTION The campaign to isolate apartheid spor tsfrom the international sports arena was intensified in 1985. The cancellation of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union's tour of South Africa in July 1985 and the announcement that the Lions rugby team, composed of players from Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, was not going to tour South Africa in 1986 were significant gains in the anti-apartheid sports campaign. Nevertheless, while most internationally known individuals and teams no longer maintain sports contacts with apartheid, several sports organizations and individuals from Western countries, especially the United Kingdom and the United States of America, continue to maintain links with South Africa. The continuation of such sports exchanges with South Africa helps to boost the morale of the apartheid r6gime and it is delaying the elimination of racism in sports. I. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AGAINST APARTHEID IN SPORTS On 10 December 1985, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the International Convention against Apartheid in Sports by 125 votes to none, with 24 abstentions (resolution 40/64 G, annex). The Convention calls for the expulsion of South Africa from all federations in which it continues to hold membership, and states, inter alia: "...States Parties shall prohibit entry into their countries of members of teams and individual sportsmen participating or who have participated in sports competitions in South Africa and shall prohibit entry into their countries of representatives of sports bodies, teams and sportsmen who invite on their own initiative sports bodies, teams and sportsmen officially representing a country practising apartheid and participating under its flag. States Parties may also prohibit entry of representatives of sports bodies, members of teams or individual sportsmen who maintain sports contacts with sports bodies, teams or sportsmen representing a country practising apartheid and participating under its flag." II. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS Until recently, police harassment and sabotage of anti-apartheid sports activities were relatively subtle. However, the present unrest in South Africa has been used by the police and supporters of apartheid to initiate direct attacks on sports activities and individuals. In October 1985 police fired teargas into the middle of a football (soccer) field during a game in the black township of Guguletu, Cape -2 - Province. Mr. Sam Dakusi, President of the Guguletu Football Association, said that the game had to be abandoned 15 minutes before the end of play because of the gas. "There was no trouble, no one threw stones, I don't understand why they did it", continued Mr. Dakusi. 1/ An explosion seriously injured two men and destroyed the home of Mr. Dan Watson, a strong supporter of anti-apartheid sports activities. His two sons, Valence and Cheeky, both rugby players, had caused a stir a few years earlier when they joined a black rugby club in New Brighton, near Port Elizabeth. Valence and Cheeky were immediately banned by the government-recognized South African Rugby Board (SARB). Most black South Africans continue to refuse to co-operate with government- recognized bodies that falsely claim that sport is totally integrated in South Africa. Quite often black golfers are not admitted to clubs because most do not accept black members. In December 1985, a golf club in Middelburg, Transvaal, again blocked black membership because the majority of whites refused to alter the club's constitution, which bars membership of blacks. Black golfers have to travel up to 200 kilometres to find a golf course where they are allowed to play. 2/ In December 1985, a black marathon runner was arrested after a sports meeting because of his colour and his lack of a pass to be in the area. 3/ The few black teams who participate in competitions of the racially structured SARB regularly face humiliation. One black official said: "Our players are victimized, and are called by racially denigrating remarks, punched, kicked and local referees do nothing about it". The worst offender was Stellenbosch Rugby Club, of which Dr. Danie Craven, the President of SARB, is a member. Dr. Craven, however, tried to cover up these racial attacks by dismissing them as "a pack of lies". 4/ III. INTERNATIONAL ACTION The deteriorating situation and continuing oppression in South Africa has caused many Governments and sports organizations to intensify action against South African sports. At the biennial meeting of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), held at Addis Ababa, delegates condemned South African manoeuvres in trying to lobby for re-entry into international sports while retaining all the trappings of apartheid within its sports movement. The meeting condemned the support given by some Western countries and called for the immediate cancellation of all sports exchanges with South Africa. The meeting also urged "the International Olympic Committee not to entertain any dialogue with the apartheid r6gime and its sports administrators until after the abolition of apartheid, the root cause of racial discrimination and inequality in South African sports". -3 - In November 1985, the International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) banned South Africa from competing in all events comprising Olympic classes. The decision, taken at the annual meeting of the Union, excluded South Africa from world and continental championships in the seven Olympic classes, and in the IYRU youth and women's events. Mr. Beppe Croce, President of IYRU, said that the decision was significant because South Africa was now a member of very few international sports federations that were affiliated with the International Olympic Committee. 5/ The International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) has scrapped both the South African road racing and the 250 cc motocross grand prix events. FIM also banned all South African licence holders from competing in Grand Prix races. 6/ In September 1985, South Africa was banned from competing in the 1985 London to Paris triathlon. The event involves running 160 kilometres from London to Folkestone, swimming across the English Channel and cycling from Calais to Paris. 7/ In the same month, the Swansea City Council banned the Welsh Crawshays Rugby Club from using the city's football field because of its tour to South Africa. Mr. John France, a labour councillor, who proposed the motion, said that the decision echoed the widespread revulsion of many people in Wales who attended the Crawshays tour. 8/ Dwight Mohammed Qawi, world light-heavyweight boxing champion, has been banned for two years by the World Boxing Council (WBC) for fighting in South Africa. Dr. Jose Sulaiman, President of WBC, said that his Council "totally condemns that Dwight Muhammed Qawi fought in South Africa and for a few dollars betrayed his race and the WBC principles against racial discrimination". Qawi later regretted his decision to fight in South Africa and pledged never to go there again. South Africa was excluded from competing in the World Cup golf tournament held in California, United States of America, in October 1985. 9/ France's black rugby star, Serge Blanco, joined the growing list of people who condemn apartheid. He said: "I can say without hesitation I will never again play in apartheid South Africa. In that country people are shot down in the street. There is disorder and injustice everywhere. I am glad the whole world condemns the apartheid r6gime because not so long ago there was only partial criticism." 10/ The last two races of the 1985 powerboat world championships scheduled to be held in South Africa were cancelled because of pressure from several European Economic Community (EEC) countries. 11/ Two hot air balloon teams from South Africa were barred from competing in an international competition