Apartheid sport ban over for South Africa

Title

Apartheid sport ban over for South Africa

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

12 Jul 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:04:32

Description

Report on the readmission of South Africa into international sport lifting a ban due to apartheid, they have been allowed into next year’s Olympic Games and back to the International Cricket Council (ICC) but won’t be in next year’s cricket World Cup. And on the ban on rebel England cricket players. Speakers are British Olympic Committee Chairman Dick (Richard) Palmer; UK Sports Minister Robert Atkins; President of the United South African Cricket Board (UBSA) Geoff Dakin and Vice-President Chris Makadush(?); Ali Bacher, Managing Director of the UBSA; ICC Chairman Colin Cowdrey. Tim Abraham reports.

Contributors

Robert Atkins; Richard Palmer; Tim Abraham; Ali Bacher; Colin Cowdrey; Chris Makadush(?); Geoff Dakin

Keywords

Sport; Sports competitions; South Africa; Apartheid; Cricket; Olympic games; International Cricket Council; ICC; Mike Gatting

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