Today, the South African Hockey Association received a letter from Sascoc in which it stated the decision that the national teams will not be permitted to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Both teams qualified earlier this month for the Olympic Games after being crowned the African champions at the Greenfields African Hockey Championships that took place in Randburg.
In a statement to the media, the SA Hockey Association said Sascoc had taken a hard line with it and insisted that the national hockey team qualify via the Hockey World League round three event and would not consider the additional option available to the team of qualifying via the continental competition.
