Dutch volleyball player Steven van de Velde, who was sentenced to prison for raping a 12-year-old girl, will participate in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. This was reported by CNN.
The 29-year-old player will compete in the beach volleyball tournament.
Van de Velde committed a sexual offense against a minor in 2014; His victim was a 12-year-old British national. The volleyball player was sentenced to four years in prison for rape and served this sentence first in England and then in the Netherlands.
At the end of February 2022, the IOC issued a call to international sports federations, recommending that Russian and Belarusian athletes should not be allowed to participate in any competitions. The organization decided to accept Russians and Belarusians as neutral athletes at the 2024 Olympic Games at the end of 2023. To participate, they must meet a number of conditions and qualify.
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