RSA Wins a place at the Continental Games to compete in the Olympics, but doesn’t qualify.
Even before South Africa took to the line of the African Qualification Tournament the question of whether we would compete in Rio was decided by the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc). In May, Sascoc had reiterated their policy of not accepting Olympic places for teams if they only qualified via African continental routes, because in most sports Sascoc consider the competition to be "too weak". With a few exceptions Sascoc will only accept places won via international competitions. The SA Archery Association (Sanaa) had begun planning for the 2016 Olympics in 2012 when it appointed Prof Konrad van Warmelo chair of their Olympic Commission. The goal was to identify, nurture and train a pool of archers who could be selected for Rio 2016. Many years of hard work followed with four archers qualifying according to the International Olympic Committee and International Archery Federation rules that allow teams to qualify through the continental championships.
