Luxolo Adams will be invited to travel with a South African delegation to the Paris Olympics , according to sports minister Gayton McKenzie , though the27-year-old sprinter has not been included in the national team.
Adams had initially been announced as part of the SA squad for the mens 200m event at the quadrennial Games which officially gets under way in the French capital on Friday.
He was later removed, however, after failing to prove to Athletics South Africa (ASA) that he was in form due to poor recent performances, despite recovering from a hamstring injury that sidelined him from the first half of the 2024 season.
Adams was replaced in the 200m team by Wayde van Niekerk , who had initially been included in the 400m event, with the national federation attempting to boost the countrys medal hopes in the 4x100m and 4x400m relays.
Not staying behindMcKenzie said on social media on Sunday that he had requested for the number of officials being sent to the Olympics by the Department of Sport and Recreation to be kept to a minimum, in order to ensure Adams could travel to the Games.
