05/03/2026
The SA Sports Medicine Association marks this Sundays ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ โ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐โ focussing on removing barriers to womenโs and girlsโ participation in all walks of life ๐ฉ๐ป๐ฉ๐พโ๐ฆฑ๐ง๐ฝ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ฆฐ
We know there is a disparity in female representation in sports injury research and this needs to change to support physical activity and participation from adolescence and across oneโs life journey
The following percentages are represented by females at SASMA ๐
๐น 66% of our Executive Board
๐น We have a female CEO
๐น 40% of our Board
๐น 60% of our Staff
๐น 42% of our Professional Members
๐น 60% of our Sports Trainers
The 2026 theme aligns with the United Nations theme of โRights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls,โ which aims to ensure access to justice for all women and girls.
Celebrate those you work with in your Clinic, Club, in the Community and at home.
Thank you to the Women across the Sports Medicine Community in SA.