Athletics South Africa Suspends Steven Swarts Amid Disciplinary Enquiry

Athletics South Africa ASA has confirmed the suspension of Athletic Free State president, Steven Swarts with immediate effect.

Swarts, stepfather and coach of 400m world record holder, Wayde van Niekerk, also faces a disciplinary enquiry into his conduct that has brought ASA into disrepute.

In 2020, Swarts was convicted of sexually assaulting a female athlete.

The case stems from an incident where Swarts inserted his fingers into a female athlete's vagina while he was giving her a massage in 2018.

He was handed a suspended sentence.