More than half the country’s sports bodies will fold if the lockdown environment persists for another three months‚ a survey shows.
And the figure rose dramatically to 83.7% if restrictions extended for a further three months beyond that‚ and to 95.9% for another six to nine months.
Of the 76 sport-specific bodies that comprise Sascoc‚ 47 — or 61% — responded. A further two provincial sport confederations also replied. The ministry unlocked R150-million in relief funding for individual sports people and artists‚ but organisations were not targeted. Other proposals were that the department “double and expedite” annual allocations to federations and permit play without spectators and allow earlier return to coaching.
The impact of those Cinderella codes grinding to a halt would be catastrophic for athletes hoping to get to the delayed Tokyo Games next year.
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