The Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation is not happy with the explanation given by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) on the procurement of the tracksuits worn by Team South Africa at the Rio Olympic Games.

SASCOC appeared before the Committee today to brief it on the performance of Team South Africa at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Committee is not satisfied with the explanation given by both SASCOC and the Department of Sport and Recreation regarding 361º, the company from China that sponsored clothing for Team South Africa for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

The Committee believes that the complaints and concerns received from Olympic athletes regarding the tracksuits should be taken seriously and that the department and SASCOC should request the sponsor to provide clothing that is of good quality and cut for athletes.

Although the Committee is not happy with the explanation given regarding the attire of Team South Africa, it is sympathetic to the challenges faced by SASCOC in acquiring sponsorship from corporate South Africa.

Issued by Parliamentary Communication Services on behalf of the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation, Ms Beauty Dlulane