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SA announces its decision to allow multi-racial teams to represent the country in international events

Date
23 Sep 1976
Updated
30 Sep 2019
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The South African government announced its decision to allow multi-racial teams to represent the country in international sporting events. Ironically, in the domestic games the segregation was still strictly imposed. More than a decade before the announcement, the country was banned in the 18th Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. The decision to ban South Africa was announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Switzerland. The country was given an ultimatum but failed to meet the terms.   

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  1. 01Evans Alistair Boddy, ‘This Day in African History: 23 September’, from About.com African History, [online], Available at africanhistory.about.com [Accessed: 20 September 2013]
  2. 02BBC News, ‘1964: South Africa is banned from Olympics’, [online], Available at news.bbc.co.uk [Accessed: 20 September 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2013, September 20). SA announces its decision to allow multi-racial teams to represent the country in international events. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096442

South African History Online (2013) 'SA announces its decision to allow multi-racial teams to represent the country in international events', South African History Online, 20 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096442 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).

South African History Online, SA announces its decision to allow multi-racial teams to represent the country in international events [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096442, (accessed 10 August 2026).

"SA announces its decision to allow multi-racial teams to represent the country in international events." South African History Online, 20 Sept. 2013, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096442. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "SA announces its decision to allow multi-racial teams to represent the country in international events." South African History Online. September 20, 2013. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096442.

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