The Hague, Netherlands — A Dutch beach ... for the Olympic Games and is therefore part of the team," the committee said. The international volleyball federation said it "recognizes that this ...

Steven van de Velde of Team Netherlands looks on during a Beach Volleyball training session on Day-1 of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at the Eiffel Tower Stadium on July 25, 2024 in Paris ...

“We have stringent policies on safeguarding within our team.” “We know Steven’s history,” Michel Everaert, general director at Nevobo – the Dutch Volleyball Federation – said in a ...

Dutch beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde ... cases in terms of other countries’ choices for their national team, Australian chef de mission Anna Meares was one of many who spoke ...

A Dutch men’s volleyball player, who was convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl in 2016, was booed during his team’s opening match at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Steven van de Velde’s ...

The Dutch Olympic team has admitted to 'protecting a child rapist' after beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde was allowed to skip his post-match interviews. The 29-year-old was booed by ...

He is not included on Team USA’s beach volleyball roster, and the Olympics website references him as a player for the Netherlands. Van de Velde's participation in the Olympic Games has been ...

Joris Verwijst/BSR Agency/Getty Dutch volleyball player Steven van de Velde ... His inclusion on the Netherlands’ Olympic team garnered serious backlash from various organizations, including ...

Since 2017, the FIVB's Empowerment initiative has been backing the Netherlands, aiming to reinforce the national team's development pathway. While indoor volleyball has been the primary focus ...