South Africa: Russia Invites SA to Rock 'N' Roll

Johannesburg — Russia's Federation of Acrobatic Rock 'n' Roll has urged South Africa to develop the new sport so that it could eventually be included in the summer Olympic Games programme.

"At least three African countries should practice this sport. We started with South Africa, which is our Brics partner," Vladimir Prokhorov, head of the sport organisation Youth of Moscow, told Itar-Tass on Monday, 29 April 2013.

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