Barry Hendricks

Barry Hendricks Creating the South African sports movement. President - South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee

Education, skills development and support are key to creating succesful sports men and women who then become successful citizens.

02/07/2026
30/06/2026

Forty years ago, two men changed the direction of my life — and I doubt either of them knew it.

John Booysen, on a tennis court, told a sixteen-year-old he had a great forehand. Donald Mackay, two years later, handed me my tennis club's secretary book and refused to let me put it down. One made me a player. The other made me an administrator. The same year I started coaching the kids in our township, because by then I understood what they'd really given me: belief.

I've spent the rest of my life trying to pass it on. Whose forehand have you noticed lately — and did you tell them?

06/06/2026
31/05/2026
30/05/2026

Message to the athlete community from IOC President, Kirsty Coventry

11/05/2026
11/05/2026

Four world-class cities will host the Olympic Q-Series (formerly the Olympic Qualifier Series) in an exciting and expanded format on the road to the LA28 Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that, in 2028, Tokyo (Japan), Shanghai (People’s Republic of China), Mont...

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