Dutch beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde, who was found guilty of raping a minor and is serving a sentence, was booed by fans ahead of his first match at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. This was reported by DEA News.
On 28 July, paired with Matthew Immers, van de Velde lost the opening match of the group stage of the Olympic tournament 1–2 to Italians Alex Rangeri and Adrian Carambula. The Dutch volleyball player was booed during the pre-match presentation.
It is worth noting that Van de Velde lives separately from other athletes.
Van de Velde was sentenced to four years in prison for having sex with an underage girl. After serving part of his sentence, he was sent back to the Netherlands, where his sentence was commuted in accordance with local law.
The Olympic Games began on July 26, and the competitions will continue until August 11. The opening ceremony took place on the Seine River on the 26th. socialbites.ca edited a text online broadcast Events. Russian athletes participating in the Summer Olympics as neutrals did not attend the ceremony.
Having suspended Russia and Belarus in February 2022 due to the start of the SVO at the end of 2023, the International Olympic Committee decided to accept Russians and Belarusians as neutral athletes for the 2024 Olympic Games. To participate, they had to fulfill a number of conditions and qualify.
Previously again Islam Makhachev criticized The opening ceremony of the Olympics.
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