Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. European Tour player Joost Luiten was told by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that his proposed exemption to be added to the Paris Olympics golf field was denied.
Luiten initially qualified for the Olympics. However, he was prohibited by his home country, the Netherlands, because he was not in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. "When the International Golf Federation (IGF) received notification of Joost Luiten’s court ruling in the Netherlands and his entry from the Netherlands’ National Olympic Committee (NOC*NSF), his unused quota spot had already been reallocated pursuant to the IGF’s published qualification procedures," the IGF said in a statement. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Joost Luiten of The Netherlands gestures during the pro-am prior to the BMW International Open at Golfclub Munchen Eichenried on July 3, 2024 in Munich. (Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) "The IGF was not a party to the legal action brought forth by Luiten in the Netherlands.
Nevertheless, in an effort to support Luiten, the IGF sought an exception from the IOC to increase the field size of the men's Olympic golf competition from 60 to 61 competitors to include Luiten, however the request was denied by the IOC today.
The IGF has advised Luiten of the IOC's decision, and he has not informed the IGF whether he intends to pursue this matter further." Luiten was among three Dutch golfers who took exception to their country’s decision not to send them to Paris. DUTCH GOLFERS BLAST OLYMPIC COMMITTEE AFTER BEING DENIED PARIS SPOT DESPITE MEETING QUALIFICATIONS "I am very sad to say I will not play the 2024 Olympics.