Olympics 2024: Convicted rapist Van de Velde booed at debut - ESPN

28.07.2024 - 16:25 espn.com

Convicted rapist Steven van de Velde was booed on Sunday as he made his debut at the Paris Olympics in the beach volleyball competition.

Van de Velde, the Dutch athlete who served time in prison for rape, received a mixture of boos and applause when he was introduced before losing his opening match to Italy.

Van de Velde was sentenced to four years in prison in Britain in 2016 following the rape of a 12-year-old girl two years earlier when he was 19.

After serving part of his sentence there, he was transferred to the Netherlands and has been competing in beach volleyball again since 2017.

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