The Dutch Olympian who was convicted in 2016 of raping a girl in England advanced to the knockout round of the beach volleyball tournament, even with a loss in the final match of pool play. Steven van de Velde and his partner, Matthew Immers, will play in the round-of 16 on Sunday or Monday. An opponent and time of match have not been determined.
Netherlands’ Steven Van De Velde hits the ball during the men’s pool B beach volleyball match between Norway and Netherlands at Eiffel Tower Stadium at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Paris, France. Netherlands’ Steven Van De Velde hits the ball during the men’s pool B beach volleyball match between Norway and Netherlands at Eiffel Tower Stadium at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Paris, France.
Steven van de Velde and his partner, Matthew Immers, will play in the round of 16 on Sunday or Monday. An opponent has not been determined.at Van de Velde on every serve. The Dutch finished with a 1-2 record in pool play, winning the three-way tiebreaker because of a higher ratio of sets won and lost.
Van de Velde, 29, served 13 months in prison after his 2016 conviction for raping a 12-year-old girl in England. Although victims advocates, lawmakers and fans have called for him to be banned from the Olympics, the IOC has said it was powerless to stop the Netherlands from sending an athlete who Van de Velde again did not walk through the mix zone to address the media on Friday, something typically required of all Olympians.Golen covers Boston sports for The Associated Press, with a little bit of sports law and Olympic beach volleyball and curling mixed in.
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