Sascoc is nothing if not ambitious to state that 13 medals is the goal at Tokyo 2021, considering South Africa’s previous best haul of medals at an Olympics was 10, in Rio four years ago.
But in front of Parliament, where the sports umbrella body was updating its Olympic planning and progress, the goal was laid out – along with a predicted budget of R44.3-million to achieve that outcome.
The fact that Sascoc is demanding more and has set a high bar is no bad thing, but it is an unrealistic target. Where those 13 medals will come from is difficult to fathom.