Sport and Recreation 175175 Pocket Guide 2014-15 PAGES (22 Nov 2015).indd 175 2015/11/22 10:27 PM Pocket Guide to South Africa 2014/15 SOUTHSPORT AFRICA’SAND RECREATION PEOPLE The Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) oversees the development and management of sport and recreation in South Africa. The SRSA’s strategic goals are to: • increase citizens’ access to sport and recreation activities • oversee the transformation of the sport and recreation sector • ensure that more athletes achieve international success • develop enabling mechanisms to support sport and recreation • ensure that sport and recreation are used as tools to support social cohesion and nation-building. At the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014, South African athletes managed to claim a total of 40 medals across all sporting codes, 13 of those were gold, 10 silver and 17 bronze, placing the country seventh on the medal table. This was an improvement on the country’s 2010 performance in Delhi, where athletes claimed 33 medals. The track and field athletes finished with nine medals, three of which were gold. Khotso Mokoena took gold in the men’s triple jump with a distance of 17.2m; Cornel Fred- ericks shone in the 400m hurdles, winning gold with a time of 48.50; and Fanie van der Merwe clocked 11.65 in a first place finish in the men’s 100m T37 final. Role players Sport and Recreation South Africa SRSA is the national department responsible for sport in the country. Aligned with its vision of an active and winning nation, its primary focuses are on providing opportunities for all South Africans to participate in sport; managing the regulatory framework; and providing funding for different codes of sport. South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) Sascoc is the national coordinating macro-body for the promotion and development of high-performance sport in South Africa, including team presentation, and must consult with relevant sports bodies in this regard. 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On the track, Hoffman was crowned the South African Omnium Champion, while Maroesjka Matthee took the women’s title. The Bonitas Pro Cycling team reigned supreme in the 2014 Engen cycle in the city series, winning all the men’s races in the challenge. HB Kruger gave the team its win in Pretoria, while Dylan Girdlestone took the honours in Cape Town and Durban. The women’s event was won by Lise Olivier, who won the Pretoria and Durban events, while Maroesjka Matthee won in Cape Town. Herman Fouche bagged victories in the Campus2Campus Classique in Potchefstroom and claimed overall victory at the Badplaas Tour in Mpumalanga and an elusive victory at the Dis-Chem Ride for Sight. Westvaal-BMC