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SouLh Afrlca's Leam Lo Lake on Lhe world aL Lhls year's CommonwealLh Cames ln
Clasgow, ScoLland was announced wlLh greaL fanfare aL Clymplc Pouse on
Wednesday, 11 !une.

An lnlLlal squad of 133 of Lhe counLry's flnesL aLhleLes has been named, spread over
13 codes, from aquaLlcs Lo wresLllng.

WlLh Lhe men's and women's hockey Leams currenLly sLlll dolng baLLle aL Lhe World
Cup ln Lhe neLherlands, Lhe names for Lhls code wlll be named on compleLlon of
LhaL evenL.

SporLlng codes LhaL 1eam SouLh Afrlca wlll conLesL aL Lhe Cames (from 23 !uly Lo 3
AugusL) are Lhe followlng: aquaLlcs (lncludlng para-swlmmlng), aLhleLlcs (lncludlng
para-aLhleLlcs), badmlnLon, boxlng, cycllng, gymnasLlcs, hockey, [udo, lawn bowls,
neLball, para-powerllfLlng, rugby sevens, shooLlng, LrlaLhlon, welghLllfLlng and
wresLllng.

Announclng Lhe squad SASCCC resldenL Cldeon Sam sald: "1oday ls yeL anoLher
exclLlng day ln Lhe ongolng sLory of SouLh Afrlcan sporL. Cur aLhleLes from around
Lhe counLry have responded magnlflcenLly Lo our sLrlcL crlLerla lf we look aL Lhe slze
of Lhls Leam.




"1he ma[orlLy of Lhe Leam are wlLhln Lhe Lop flve ranklngs of Lhe CommonwealLh
and LhaL ls very reassurlng for us, because lL glves us Lhe confldence Lo look
forward Lo a really good Leam aL Lhe nexL Clymplcs ln 8lo de !anelro, 8razll, come
2016. We are also accommodaLlng some promlslng [unlors ln Lhe Leam as we
belleve LhaL Lhey wlll be ready Lo flghL for a place ln Lhe Clymplc Leam for 8razll.

"Popefully, Lhls wlll puL an end Lo Lhe ofLen nasLy debaLes around crlLerla for Leams
represenLlng our counLry. SporLs MlnlsLer llklle Mbalula always Lalks abouL
rewardlng excellence and noL medlocrlLy and we have been gulded by hlm ln Lhls
regard. We slmply can'L afford Lo Lake any so-called '[oyrlders' Lo mulLl-coded sporL
compeLlLlons.

"Clasgow ls golng Lo be Lough buL also greaL fun. Cur aLhleLes wlll galn
Lremendously from Lhese Cames and [udglng by Lhe Leams already announced by
AusLralla and Canada, lL won'L be a walk ln Lhe park for any one counLry. Cur Leam
ls a well balanced Leam and lf Lhe coaches have puL ln Lhe necessary hard work, we
should once agaln be ln Lhe Lop group of medal wlnners, [usL as we have done aL
prevlous Cames."

AL Lhe lasL CommonwealLh Cames ln new uelhl, lndla four years ago, 1eam SouLh
Afrlca won 33 medals Lo end [olnL flfLh on Lhe medals Lable wlLh 12 gold, 11 sllver
and 10 bronze medals.

SASCCC CLC 1ubby 8eddy also wlshed Lhe Leam well. "l Lhlnk Lhls Leam ls
exLremely well balanced and has been chosen wlLh our sLrlcL selecLlon crlLerla ln
mlnd. 1hls ls a Leam of esLabllshed sLars wlLh proven medal-wlnnlng poLenLlal, buL
aL Lhe same Llme bearlng ln mlnd LhaL we have Lo blood some of our fuLure sLars on




Lhe lnLernaLlonal scene.

"l have no doubL LhaL Lhls Leam ls capable of maLchlng lf noL lmprovlng on our
medal reLurn four years ago ln lndla.

1he Leam boasLs a rlch spread of boLh Clymplc and CommonwealLh Cames
experlence as well as sLars of Lhe fuLure. 1he swlmmlng squad lncludes Llmeless
8oland Schoeman, a veLeran of four Clymplc Cames. 1he llne-up also lncludes 2012
Clymplc gold medalllsLs Cameron van der 8urgh and Chad le Clos. Some swlmmers
llke, Myles 8rown and Marne Lrasmus are producLs of Lhe SA Leam aL Zone vl
Cames as far back as 2010.

1rack and fleld lncludes 2006 and 2010 CommonwealLh Cames 400-meLres hurdles
medalllsL L! van Zyl and sprlnLer Slmon Magakwe, who earller Lhls year seL a SouLh
Afrlcan 100m record of 9.98 seconds. aralymplan medalllsL lanle van der Merwe
ls also ln Lhe Leam.

8admlnLon lncludes 2012 Clymplans as well as some upcomlng players currenLly on
Lour ln nlgerla and MaurlLlus ln a bld Lo boosL Lhelr world ranklng.

London Clymplans Ayabonga Son[lca and Slphlwe Luslzl are ln Lhe boxlng squad
LhaL also lncludes 2011 All Afrlca Cames conLesLanL and recenL Zone lv champlon
aul Schafer.

Cycllng has London Clymplan Ashlelgh Moolman aslo, currenLly raclng ln Lurope,
and Llse Cllvler (2011 All Afrlca Cames Llme Lrlal wlnner) as well as London
Clymplan Lrack ace 8ernard LsLerhulzen and 2012 World Champlonshlps sllver




medalllsL nolan Poffman.

CymnasLlcs lncludes former CommonwealLh ?ouLh Cames compeLlLor klrsLen
8eckeLL, who was one of Lhe baLon-bearers aL Lhe Cueen's 8aLon 8elay ln SouLh
Afrlca earller Lhls year.

!acques van Zyl, parL of 1eam SA aL Lhe London Clymplcs ls lncluded ln Lhe [udo
squad, as ls rlslng sLar Slyabulela Mabulu. 1he coach ln Lhls sporL ls vlnLcenL
8edpaLh who was aL Lhe recenL Afrlcan ?ouLh Cames ln 8oLswana, servlng ln a
Lechnlcal capaclLy.

Lawn bowls lncludes a number of medal wlnners from Lhe prevlous CommonwealLh
Cames ln new uelhl, lndla and lL ls expecLed LhaL Lhls code wlll once agaln wln
medals for 1eam SouLh Afrlca.

1he neLball Leam ls also a mlx of experlence and youLh wlLh aL leasL one player,
Mellssa Myburgh, havlng represenLed SouLh Afrlca aL Lhe 2010 Zone vl Cames and
havlng now made Lhe sLep up Lo Lhe hlghesL level.

8ugby sevens has broughL back medals from Lhe lasL Lwo CommonwealLh Cames
and wlLh Lhls code now parL of Lhe 2016 Clymplcs ln 8lo, Lhe Clasgow Cames are
an lmporLanL parL of preparaLlon.

ln Lhe welghLllfLlng code, Mona reLorlus was parL of 1eam SA aL Lhe lasL
CommonwealLh Cames buL ln[ured herself ln Lhe warm-up.

1eam SA wlll enLer a holdlng camp ln !ohannesburg on 14 !uly and leave for Lhe




Cames on 16 !uly.

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Cameron van der 8urgh, Chad le Clos, 8radley 1andy, uylan 8osch, Myles 8rown,
SebasLlen 8ousseau, 8oland Schoeman, LelLh Shankland, Caydon Muller, ClayLon
!lmmle, Calvyn !usLus, uarren Murray, 1ara-lynn nlcholas, karln rlnsloo, Lrln
Callagher, 1rudl Maree, Marne Lrasmus, 8ene Warnes, Marlles 8oss, !esslca
Ashley-Cooper
&9:9;<=<:>? Shawn Adrlaanse (manager), 5@9AB<C? Craham Plll, Cedrlc llnch,
lgor CmelLchenko, Wayne 8lddln

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Slmon Magakwe, Akanl Slmblne, Wayde van nlekerk, Andre Cllvler, !ohan Cron[e,
L! van Zyl, Cornel lrederlcks, Zarck vlsser, 8uswahl Samaal, khoLso Mokoena,
Crazlo Cremona, 8occo van 8ooyen, Wlllem CoerLzen, lredrlech reLorlus, SuneLLe
vll[oen, Wenda nel, Pendrlco 8rulnL[les, Shawn ue !ager, vlcLor Pogan, Anaso
!obodwana
&9:9;<=<:>? MoLlaLsl kelkablle, 5@9AB<C? 8randon uu lessls, Carl reller

D9E9F9>BJ<>HAC? lanle van der Merwe, Charl du 1olL, Andrea ualle Ave, !uanelle
Mel[er, Lean Slmon.
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Wlllem vll[oen, Andrles Malan, !acob Mallekal, rakash vl[aynaLh, !ennlfer lry,
Sandra le Crange, Llsle de vllllers.
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Ayabonga Son[lca, 1hulanl Mbenge, Slphlwe Luslzl, Luvuyo Slzanl, aul Schafer,
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Ashlelgh Moolman aslo, Cherlse SLander, Peldl ualLon, Llse Cllvler, AnrleLLe
Schoeman, Andrl CoeLzee, 8ernard LsLerhulzen, nolan Poffman, Lvan CarsLens,
1heuns vd 8ank, kellan Couverls, Cupa Maluleke, Morne van nlekerk, Marlske
SLrauss, hllllp 8uys
&9:9;<=<:>: 8reLL CoaLes, (&9:9;<EI&*N A@9AB), 5@9AB<C? uean Ldwards
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!ulene van 8ooyen.
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!esse Abraham klLzen-Abelson






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Lhe neLherlands.

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uanlel le Crange, Slyabulela Mabulu, !acques van Zyl, Zack lonLek, 1oble Snyman,
SlnoLhando Mva.
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Colleen lkeLh, 1racy-Lee 8oLha, Susanna nel, Susanna SLeyn, Lsme SLeyn, 8oberL
uonnelly, Cerald 8aker, !osephus !acobs, !ason Lvans, Mmbonlsenl neluonde

D9E9FT@GJC? Cyndolene nel, Permanus ScholLz, Ceoffrey newcombe, !ohanna van
8ooyen, uerrlck Lobban, 8oger PagerLy, ueon van de vyver.
&9:9;<=<:>? !esslca Penderson (&9:9;<E), MarLlnus lraser (Coach), 8rlan Sneag
(&9:9;<EIU9E9FT@GJC)

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Adele nlemand, 8onglwe Msoml, Chrlsna 8ooLha, Lrln 8urger, Lenlze oLgleLer,
karla MosLerL, keflloe 1soLseLsl, Maryka PolLzhausen, Mellssa Myburgh, reclous
MLhembu, Zanele Mdodana, Zanele vlmbela.
&9:9;<=<:>? klLlana Lekalakala K&9:9;<E), 5@9AB<C? LllzabeLh koLze (coach), llze
helffer

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Chrls ury, Schalk 8rlLs, lrankle Porne, kyle 8rown, 8ranco du reez, Cheslln kolbe,
!usLln Ceduld, Cecll Afrlka, 8ryan Pabana, Seabelo SenaLla, Cornal Pendrlcks,
Warren WhlLley
&9:9;<=<:>? Ashley LverL (&9:9;<ELM 5@9AB<C? nell owell, Allan 1emple !ones

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Alexander CoeLzee, !ohannes du 1olL, Lsmarl van 8eenen. &9:9;<=<:>: 8ernand
de 8eer (&9:9;<E I5@9ABL

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8lchard Murray, Penrl Schoeman, Wlan Sullwald, kaLe 8oberLs, Cllllan Sanders.
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orLla vrles, Mona reLorlus, Anrlch hllllps, Creg Shushu, Cordon Shaw.
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8okang Masunyane, Marno laaL[es, 1erry van 8ensburg, Cerald Meyer, Armando
PleLbrlnk, Adem ulgovlch, Mpho Madl, !eannle-Marle CoeLzer, norma Cordon,
Zumlcke Cerlnger, 8efllwe Molongwane.
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