Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 52, November 2013 | Page 14

Feature

Where to for ASA
The goings on at Athletics South Africa (ASA) in recent years have, unfortunately, been
more like a soap opera than a national sport federation, and this sees our athletes
currently excluded from some of the world’s top athletic competitions, including next
year’s Commonwealth Games. We sat down for a candid one-on-one Q&A with ASA
President James Evans to get to the bottom of the latest plans to right the ASA ship.
– BY SEAN FALCONER

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