- Dutch beach volleyball player raped 12-year-old in 2016
- BBC pundit says comments were ‘not what I intended’
Paula Radcliffe has apologised for wishing “good luck” to a convicted rapist when he competes for the Netherlands at the Paris Olympics next week.
The BBC pundit and four-time Olympian had suggested the beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde should not be punished twice after being convicted for raping a 12-year-old girl when he was 19.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/24/radcliffe-defends-decision-to-let-van-de-velde-compete-at-olympics
Author : Sean Ingle in Paris
Publish date : 2024-07-24 20:39:42
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