International Sports
From Staff and Wire Reports
South Africa moved closer to rejoining the world sports community this summer by abolishing its last major apartheid law, but a snub by the All-Africa Games proved the road back will not be easy.
The South African Parliament voted overwhelmingly to repeal the Population Registration Act of 1950, which classified citizens on the basis of race and served as the foundation for virtually all apartheid measures. It was the last of three major apartheid laws whose repeal was demanded before South Africa could re-enter international sports after a 20-year ban.
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