Sam said he had engaged in a number of talks with Iaaf president Lamine Diack about bringing international meetings to South Africa.
“The Iaaf president said it is there for the taking and we are just waiting for the election of the president and vice-president of Athletics South Africa (ASA) then we can finalise the process,” said Sam.
Sam revealed that an events management company had also been in discussions with Diack on two occasions.
“We are excited about what is going to happen and hopefully by 2016 athletics in this country will be back to where we used to be.”
He said Sascoc was encouraging ASA to find their feet and engage people who wanted to assist them in bringing big meetings like the Diamond League to the country.
“Somewhere there is someone with big pockets who would like to assist in bringing the Diamond League and huge championships to South Africa,” said Sam.
“It is the only way that we will bring the big names here.
“The big names will then encourage SA athletes to greater heights.”
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Sam said they were looking at bringing smaller Iaaf sanctioned events to Durban, East London and Bloemfontein with two Diamond League meets to be staged in Port Elizabeth and Stellenbosch.— Sapa
