It was a staggering statement after beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde was booed at the Netherlands’ first match at the Paris Olympics.
The Dutch Olympic team have explicitly admitted that they are shielding Steven van de Velde, the beach volleyball playerwhen he was 19, from talking publicly about his past.
But the more extraordinary scenes came afterwards, as Van de Velde was ushered quickly away by three security guards, leaving Immers and Van Vliet to face a withering inquisition by more than 50 journalists.While all athletes are required under International Olympic Committee rules to make themselves available to the media after competing, Van Vliet acknowledged that a special dispensation had been made for Van de Velde.
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