Apartheid anthem mistakenly played at SA hockey win

June 06, 2012 17:08

South Africa have received an official apology from British hockey bosses Wednesday after the apartheid anthem 'Die Stem' was mistakenly played before
their match in the pre-Olympic London Cup. Marissa Langeni, chief executive of the South African Hockey Association, in a letter to tournament organisers, said the country "watched with disbelief as our team stood through what clearly was a most embarrassing and uncomfortable experience".

South Africa's women went on to beat their British counterparts 3-1 in their opening game and GB Hockey apologised today for their embarrassing error.

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