12 August, 1974. SOUTH AFRICA BANNED FROM THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

In 1959, the non-racial South African Sports Association (SASA) was formed to secure the rights of all players on the global field. After meeting with no success in its endeavour to attain credit by collaborating with white establishment, SASA approached the International Olympics Committee (IOC) in 1962, calling for South African's expulsion from the Olympic Games. The IOC sent South Africa a caution to the effect that, if there were no changes, they would be banned from the Olympic Games. The changes were initiated but SASA persisted in its campaign for South African exclusion, and the IOC acceded in banning the country from the 1964 Games in Tokyo. South Africa selected a multi- racial team for the next Games, and the IOC opted for incorporation in the 1968 Games in Mexico..