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United Nations United Nations Centre 6AagainsApaleid Notes and Documents,, June 1989 ,3t- 3 110 REGISTER OF SPORTS CONTACTS WITH SOUTH AFRICA 1 JANUARY 1988 - 31 DECEMBER 1988 AND CONSOLIDATED LIST OF SPORTSMEN AND SPORTSWOMEN WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN SPORTS EVENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA 1 SEPTEMBER 1980 - 31 DECEMBER 1988 The names of persons in this list are arranged by as reported in the press. The names of participants from schools and junior not included in the list. nationality competitors are It should be noted, however, that the Governments of many countries whose nationals appear on the Register have opposed or discouraged sports exchanges with South Africa. Some of the sportspersons may be living outside their countries of origin.) 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 5/89 (Note: 89-16279 PWI I ., iii INTRODUCTION The momentum to isolate apartheid in sports was greatly accelerated during 1988. Several major attempts by the apartheid rigime to establish international sports links were thwarted by collective action from Governments, international, regional and national sports bodies and anti-apartheid organizations. The sports boycott campaign received an added boost by the African Sports Movement declaring 1988 "The Year against Apartheid Sport". Developments inside South Africa Although the South African Government and its sports administrators continue to circulate the misinformation that sports in South Africa are completely integrated, events in that country indicate otherwise. Some local councils have even gone to the extent of publicly declaring that all sports facilities within their control would be totally segregated. The town councils of Boksburg and Brakpan have announced that they would ensure total segregation of all sports facilities in the future and would not respect the previously agreed policy of creating a veneer over apartheid sport.l/ In general, the South African Government has encouraged local councils to declare certain selected amenities as "open" facilities. The main intention of this exercise is to create the intention that mixed facilities do exist in South Africa. In theory, such amenities can be used by all racial groups, but in practice they are used largely, if not exclusively, by blacks. Whites tend to move away to segregated facilities. In some cases, however, blacks are prevented from using the amenities as other apartheid requirements cannot be fulfilled. For instance, whites barred black bathers from using an "open" beach on the Natal south coast because the beach there did not have separate toilet facilities.a/ For several years now some black golfers have been coerced into competing in the South African golf circuit. A large number of overseas golfers are invited to take part in this circuit so it was necessary to have token black representation. At the beginning of the year the black golfers withdrew en bloc. Ben Kgantsi, organizing secretary of the Black Tournament Players Association, said: "They tell visiting golfers that there is no apartheid in golf but what they forget to tell them is the lack of facilities in the townships - where our players live. "Some of our members have been lured to compete in the activities of the white South African Professional Golfers Association (SAPGA) to please outsiders. -2 - "But as soon as everything is over blacks are not allowed to use white courses: it is back to square one on the dusty courses in Soweto and other townships."/ International support for apartheid sport Overseas support, although diminishing rapidly, nevertheless still continues to provide sanctuary for the South African sports. Some countries allow South Africans to compete without objection, especially in individual events. Certain countries provide South Africa with discreet support by ignoring calls for expulsion of apartheid sports bodies from international federations. In June 1988, an attempt to expel South Africa from the International Badminton Federation failed despite majority support. The proposal put to the meeting by Nigeria, Norway and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was supported by 23 delegates and opposed by 13. But the motion was defeated as it needed a three-quarters majority to succeed.A/ Lack of support from several Western countries also led to the defeat of a motion presented by Denmark to have South Africa excluded from the International Squash Rackets Federation./ International action against apartheid sports Several Governments and sports organizations intensified their campaign against apartheid sports. The Governments of Canada and Spain announced that in the future they would not allow South African individuals to compete in their respective countries./ The Swedish Sports Confederation reiterated that from next year its golf and tennis federations would not be allowed to invite anyone listed in the United Nations Register of sports contacts with South Africa to compete in Sweden. The Swedish sports authorities have already encouraged many sport figures to pledge that in the future they would not compete in South Africa. In June 1988, the Belgian Government refused to grant visas to South African golfers to attend a tournament held at Brussels../ Three leading British golfers were banned from playing in Huddersfield, United Kingdom, as the Kirklees Council, which owns the golf course in Huddersfield, would not allow South Africans or anyone listed in the United Nations Register to compete at venues that it owns or controls.8/ The strong anti-apartheid stance taken by the New Zealand Government is now motivating its sports organizations to sever all remaining links with the apartheid sports. The South African delegation was not allowed to attend the annual meeting of the International Women's Bowls Board at Auckland!/ and a South African angling team was excluded from competing in an international tournament in New Zealand because the organizers were fully aware of their Government's position.!0/ - 3 - At the beginning of 1988, an international campaign was mounted to exclude the South African runner, Zola Budd, now using a British passport of convenience, from the World Cross Country Championships scheduled to be held in Auckland, New Zealand in March 1988. Because of world-wide opposition, the British Amateur Athletic Board withdrew Ms. Budd from its team for the competition. Thereafter, the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) suspended Ms. Zola Budd for 12 months because of her association with South African athletics. Ms. Budd has since returned to South Africa. The English Amateur Swimming Association suspended 12 waterpolo players who had secretly toured South Africa in 1987.A/ South Africa was excluded from the European Boat Angling Championships at Plymouth, United Kingdom, when Scotland protested and threatened to withdraw. Denmark, Norway and Sweden also threatened to withdraw if the South Africans were allowed to compete.!I/ The International Tennis Federation, on a motion introduced by Sweden, withdrew its recognition of the South African Open Championships.2/ The World Boxing Council (WBC) further tightened its regulations against apartheid at its annual meeting held at Mexico City in November. From now on, any promoter, boxer or manager connected with promotions involving South Africans will be barred from participating in WBC activities.13! Zambian sports authorities banned boxer Vincent Mulenga for three years and withdrew for life the licences of his trainer and manager after Mulenga took part in a contest in South Africa.lll/ British jockey Steven Smith Eccles was forced to withdraw from a sports visit to the West Indies when the Governments of Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago learned of his earlier participation in South Africa.!l_/ Irish jockey Terence Kelleher was deported from Kenya when it was discovered that he had riden in South Africa in 1982 and 1983.16/ Protest action initiated by the Government of Denmark forced the organizers of an international gymnastics festival at Burstadt, Federal Republic of Germany, to withdraw an invitation to a South African team. After the Danish protest, other European teams, including that of Sweden, announced that they would not participate if the South Africans were invited.17/ The Government of India cancelled a proposed tour of its country by an English cricket team when England insisted on selecting players with South African links. Thereafter, the English team tried to arrange a tour to New Zealand to play in a triangular tournament involving Pakistan. Pakistan immediately withdrew and the tour was eventually cancelled because of strong protests from the New Zealand Government and its anti-apartheid movement, HART. In November 1988, the Scandinavian countries played a major role in highlighting the issue of apartheid in sports during an international conference organized by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Moscow. The Scandinavian countries, in co-operation with the Congo, ensured that the conference adopted a resolution calling for support for the anti-apartheid sports campaign. -4 - Apartheid's rugby safari White South Africa's national sport, rugby, suffered a series of setbacks in 1988. Initially, the white South African Rugby Board (SARB), confident of its usual support from its overseas allies, arranged an elaborate programme of tours for the year

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