The national men’s and women’s hockey sides have secured qualification for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but that alone might not be enough to see them given the green light by Sascoc to represent Team South Africa.
Both national teams secured their paths to Tokyo by winning the African Hockey Road to Tokyo 2020 series in Stellenbosch over the weekend – a continental tournament that doubled up as an Olympic qualifier – but Sascoc still has the power to dash their hopes.
It is a situation that is looking increasingly familiar, with Sascoc having omitted hockey from their Olympic team for Rio 2016 despite both sides having secured qualification.
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