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Dutch beach volleyball player who was convicted of rape will make his Olympic debut Sunday

A Dutch beach volleyball player who was convicted in 2016 of having sex with a 12-year-old girl in England will make his Olympic debut on Sunday at the Eiffel Tower Stadium

The Independent UK

Dutch Olympian who raped a 12-year-old girl ‘is not a paedophile’, official says

Steven Van de Velde ‘isn’t a risk’, a Dutch Olympic official said in an email, as abuse survivors urged the team to withdraw the volleyball player

The Guardian - UK

IOC faces calls for investigation into inclusion of child rapist at Olympics

The IOC is facing calls for an investigation into how a convicted child rapist has been allowed to compete at Paris 2024

The Guardian - UK

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Paula Radcliffe says sorry for wishing Paris Olympics convicted child rapist ‘best of luck’

Beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde, now 29, was sentenced to four years in prison in 2016 after pleading guilty to raping the 12-year-old girl when he was 19

Evening Standard

Paula Radcliffe ‘mortified’ and issues apology for wishing child rapist luck at Olympic Games

Paula Radcliffe made the controversial comments about Steven van de Velde in an interview ahead of the Olympics

The Independent UK

Paula Radcliffe apologises for wishing ‘good luck’ to convicted rapist at Olympics

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 Guardian - UK

Australia Olympics chief criticises Dutch team for selecting convicted rapist Steven van de Velde

Van de Velde was sentenced to four years in prison in 2016

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Dutch beach volleyball player who served time for rape has qualified for Paris Olympics

A Dutch beach volleyball player convicted and imprisoned eight years ago for raping an underage girl in Britain has qualified for the Paris Olympics

The Independent UK

Dutch Beach Volleyball Player With Controversial Past To Compete

Dutch beach volleyball player with a past conviction selected for Olympics; supported by authorities and experts.

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La Flèche Wallonne: Powerful attack nets Kasia Niewiadoma victory atop Mur de Huy

Canyon-SRAM rider beats Demi Vollering and Elisa Longo Borghini

Cycling News

Punta Mita to host the inaugural WCM Mexico Senior Open; Lee Trevino to serve as ambassador

The Senior European Tour is heading south of the border for the first time.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Tour de France Femmes: Yara Kastelijn climbs to first pro road victory on demanding stage 4

Vollering gains bonus time with second-place finish while Kopecky retains yellow

Cycling News

As it happened: Yara Kastelijn wins Tour de France Femmes stage 4 as Vollering gains time

The longest stage of the race, taking in 177.1 kilometres and 2,400m of elevation promises to test the race leaders

Cycling News

Lorena Wiebes outfoxes former team to win Tour de France Femmes sprint

'With sprinting, sometimes you have to gamble' says stage 3 winner

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What went wrong for dsm-firmenich in Tour de France Femmes stage 3 sprint?

'In the Tour, you don't make mistakes; if you do, you don't get rewarded with the win,' says Team dsm-firmenich director

Cycling Weekly

Inches from victory: Julie Van de Velde's heartbreak at the Tour de France Femmes

"I didn't expect to come so close," said the Belgian, after glory slipped through her fingers

Cycling News

Van de Velde went for mountain points and almost won Tour de France Femmes stage 3

Belgian promises to show herself on queen stage across Tourmalet

The Guardian - UK

Wiebes overhauls Van de Velde to win Tour de France Femmes stage three

Julie Van de Velde was overtaken in the final straight – Lotte Kopecky retained the overall lead – while Colombia’s Miguel López has been provisionally suspended by the UCI

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Cycling Weekly

Lorena Wiebes takes SD Worx’s second stage win at Tour de France Femmes on stage 3

Dutch team continues to hold the yellow jersey with Lotte Kopecky

Cycling News

Tour de France Femmes: Lorena Wiebes outkicks Marianne Vos to swipe stage 3 victory

Kopecky third in sprint that delivers heartbreak for solo breakaway rider Julie van de Velde caught at 300 metres to go

Cycling Weekly

Tour de France Femmes stage 3 as it happened: Another shot for the sprinters' teams

Stage three takes the race from Collognes-la-rouge to Montignac-Lascaux

USA Today Sports Media Group

Q&A: Why is France’s Jean Van de Velde, who nearly won the 1999 British Open, teaching golf in Mexico?

Who can forget the way he squandered a three-stroke lead on the last hole of the 1999 British Open at Carnoustie?

Golf Monthly

The Five Worst Golf Chokes At The Open Championship

Here we take a look at five of the worst chokes seen at the historic event

Cycling News

Tour de Suisse Women: Reusser secures overall title as teammate Fisher-Black scores stage 4 victory

Niewiadoma falls short in two-up sprint on finale in Ebnat-Kappel

ABC News

Wagga Wagga veteran services report rise in demand after royal commission visit

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide's visit to a regional city late last year has prompted a rise in service personnel seeking support.

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