SASOC's Operation Excellence (OPEX) does exist and for some South African Paralympians, it provides four years worth of support going into each new Paralympic cycle.

Stephanus Lombaard earned the spot in the men's compound open after defeating sixth seeded Swiss archer Martin Imboden.

[6] The athletics squad consists of seven women and thirteen men:[1] Ilse Hayes, Louzanne Coetzee, Liezel Gouws, Anrune Liebenberg, Zandile Nhlapo, Zanele Situ, Chenelle Van Zyl Dyan Buis, Charl Du Toit, Arnu Fourie, Reinhardt Hamman, Hilton Langenhoven, Ntando Mahlangu, Mpumelelo Mhlongo, Jonathan Ntutu, Tyrone Pillay, Union Sekailwe, Fanie van der Merwe, Ernst van Dyk, Khothatso Mokone (Guide) Suzanne Ferreira, Karin Le Roux, Daniel Damon, Raymond Julius, Neels Matthyser With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, South Africa qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.

[1] One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top eight finish at the 2015 FISA World Rowing Championships in a medal event.

[15][16] South African swimmers competed at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships as part of their Rio qualifying efforts.

[17] The wheelchair tennis squad consists of one woman, Kgothatso Montjane and three men, Leon Els, Lucas Sithole and Evans Maripa.