What does it really help dishing out bonuses once the athletes are already on the podium?
Young sprinter Shaun Maswanganyi is among a group of emerging athletes Sascoc should be funding and looking after now, rather than paying bonuses to athletes who've already made it. Picture: Roger Sedres/Gallo Images
After securing 10 medals in Rio five years ago, the SA team bagged just three at the Tokyo showpiece which ended last week. Marathon swimmer Michael McGlynn finished eighth in the 10km open water race in Tokyo and Kyle Blignaut was sixth in the shot put. Both athletes are 21. All these athletes, among others, have real potential to target medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but what is being done to help them prepare?
Of course, they should still be assisted if required, but the investment in elite athletes needs to start lower down the ladder.
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