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Register of Sports Contacts with South Africa, I July - 31 December 1986 and Consolidated List of Sportsmen and Sportswomen Who Participated in Sports Events in South Africa, 1 September 1980 to 31 December 1986 http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.nuun1987_08 Use of the Aluka digital library is subject to Aluka’s Terms and Conditions, available at http://www.aluka.org/page/about/termsConditions.jsp. By using Aluka, you agree that you have read and will abide by the Terms and Conditions. Among other things, the Terms and Conditions provide that the content in the Aluka digital library is only for personal, non-commercial use by authorized users of Aluka in connection with research, scholarship, and education. The content in the Aluka digital library is subject to copyright, with the exception of certain governmental works and very old materials that may be in the public domain under applicable law. 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For more information about Aluka, please see http://www.aluka.org Register of Sports Contacts with South Africa, I July - 31 December 1986 and Consolidated List of Sportsmen and Sportswomen Who Participated in Sports Events in South Africa, 1 September 1980 to 31 December 1986 Alternative title Notes and Documents - United Nations Centre Against ApartheidNo. 7/87 Author/Creator United Nations Centre against Apartheid Publisher United Nations, New York Date 1987-05-00 Resource type Reports Language English Subject Coverage (spatial) South Africa Coverage (temporal) 1980 - 1986 Source Northwestern University Libraries Description The names of persons in this list are arranged by nationality as reported in the press. The names of participants from schools and junior competitors are not included in the list. It should be noted, however, that the Governments of many countries in the list have opposed or discouraged sports exchanges with South Africa. Some of the sportspersons may be living outside their countries. Format extent 84 page(s) (length/size) http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.nuun1987_08 http://www.aluka.org UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS (U ) CENTRE AGAINST APARTHEID NOTES AND DOCUMENTS* 7/87 Cu May 1987 AUG 2 8 1987 REGISTER OF SPORTS CONTACTS WITH SOUTH AFRICA 1 JULY - 31 DECEMBER 1986 AND CONSOLIDATED LIST OF SPORTSMEN AND SPORTSWOMEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN SPORTS EVENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA 1 SEPTEMBER 1980 - 31 DECEMBER 1986 (Note% The names of persons in this list are arranged by nationality as reported in the press. The names of participants from schools and junior competitors are not included in the list. It should be noted, however, that the Governments of many countries in the list have opposed or discouraged sports exchanges with South Africa. Some of the sportspersons may be living outside their countries.]. *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 8T-15430 I. INTRODUCTION The campaign to isolate apartheid in sports gained significant momentum in 1986. Many Governments and sports organizations are now beginning to focus attention on individuals who compete or coach in South Africa. As a result, several overseas sports stars withdrew from lucrative competitions in South Africa at the last minute. White sports organizations in South Africa are at last realizing that the only way to end their international isolation is through the abolition of apartheid. A. Internal opposition Despite the efforts of the Government of South Africa to suppress all opposition to its apartheid policies, several sportsmen and sports enthusiasts have been making public their protest against apartheid in sports. For example, several black athletes withdrew from the national marathon held at Port Elizabeth. In November 1986, all but one of the black golfers withdrew from the Germiston Centenary Tournament after intense lobbying by anti-apartheid groups. 1/ Earlier, a group of three men and a woman poured about 200 litres of oil over the Newlands (Cape Town) cricket pitch and painted slogans denouncing the rebel Australian cricket tour of South Africa. The group said that they had been forced to embark on that type of protest as "all non-violent means of stopping the tours have failed". 2/ B. Apartheid in sports and neighbouring States Commercial concerns in South Africa have been successful in luring several football players from neighbouring countries, especially from Malawi and Swaziland, to South African clubs by offering lucrative sponsorship contracts. The national football teams of Malawi and Swaziland have been weakened recently by the loss of several of their players, who have accepted contracts with South African clubs. As South Africa was expelled from the Fidoration Internationale de Football Associations (FIFA) in 1976, the Association has suspended all the football players from Malawi and Swaziland currently playing in South Africa. 3/ C. South Africa survives two expulsion bids The proposal by Algeria to expel South Africa from the Federation of International Gymnastics (FIG) was defeated by 23 votes to 21, with 1 abstention. It should be noted that many countries that support South Africa's exclusion were not present at the FIG Congress, held in Rome in November 1986. 1/ Furthermore, a move to expel South Africa from the F~d6ration Internationale des Soci4t6s d'Aviron (FISA), the governing body for international rowing, because of its apartheid policy, also failed to materialize. The proposal by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for South Africa's expulsion was overturned in a secret ballot at the FISA -2- Congress which was held at Nottingham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The secret vote, proposed by the British delegation, was 28 in favour to 69 against, with 4 abstentions. 5/ D. International action against apartheid in sports Sweden became the first Western European country to announce action against sportsmen and sportswomen who compete in South Africa. In August 1986, the Swedish Sports Confederation made a series of recommendations to all Swedish sports organizations including a total ban on all sports exchanges with South Africa and a ban on any sportsman or sportswoman whose name appeared in the United Nations Register. Sweden has joined the growing number of countries from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean in focusing attention on sportspersons included in the Register. The Derbyshire County Cricket Club in the United Kingdom announced a ban on all connections with South Africa in August 1986, becoming the first British county cricket club to do so. It also announced that it would discourage its professionals from playing or coaching in South Africa. 6/ The Canadian Squash Rackets Association banned for five years three Canadian squash playersJames Hickox, Gary Waite and Gordon Anderson for playing against a South African team in a test series. 7/ South Africa was barred from taking part in the World Amateur Surfing Championships held at Newquay, United Kingdom, in September. South Africa has been repeatedly barred from the world championships since 1978. 8/ The Government of Venezuela refused entry visas to members of the South African team to compete in the World Amateur Golf Championships held at Caracas. 9/ South Africans were also barred from the previous championships held two years earlier in Hong Kong. 10/ Mr. David Karimanzira, the Zimbabwean Minister of Youth, Sport and Recreation, intervened to cancel South African Airways'sponsorship of a Bulawayo country club's golf and tennis tournament. Mr. Karimanzira said that such a sponsorship was in violation of the international agreement calling for a total ban on sports contacts with South Africa. 11/ The Kenya Golf Union has banned British golfer Ian Woosnam from defending his Kenyan title in 1987. The Union said that the decision was taken because Woosnam took part in the South African Sun City Golf Challenge. Woosnam is one of the few top international golfers who defied international appeals to boycott the tournament. 1/ Professional boxing In October 1986, the World Boxing Council (WBC), which has consistently opposed exchanges with South Africa, announced further measures against apartheid. Jos6 Suleiman, President of WBC, said that his organization would break relations for two years with any manager, promoter or agent who promoted boxing in South Africa in any form. Champions who fought in South Africa would be dethroned and other boxers would not be ranked by WBC for two years. The WBC also prohibited the sale of television rights to South Africa. WBC -3 - also asked all national boxing commissions with which it has relations not to authorize boxers to fight in South Africa and said that it would consider breaking relations with commissions allowing fighters to compete there. 1 In the October 1986, the World Boxing Association (WBA), which has in the past refrained from taking action against South Africa, voted to suspend South Africa from the organization until the country abandons its apartheid policy. The issue was on the WBA agenda largely due to the pressure of Michael Spinks, the International Boxing Federation (IBF) heavyweight champion, and his promoter, Butch Lewis. 14/ In December 1986, the undisputed world welterweight boxing champion Lloyd Honeyghan of the United Kingdom denounced WBA's decision to prevent him from holding his title because he refused to fight the South African contender. 15/ Earlier, Mr. Honeyghan had said: *No one likes politics coming into sport, but with the present situation in South Africa I don't think we should have anything to do with them until life changes there.