Paris Olympics: Dutch player convicted of rape booed amid uproar over participation

Paris [France], July 29 (ANI): Steven van de Velde, the Dutch beach volleyball player who was convicted of raping a child a decade ago, was roundly booed by the crowd during the Netherlands' first match at the Paris Olympics, CNN reported.

Footage posted on social media showed jeers and boos ringing out, as van de Velde and his partner Matthew Immers walked out into the arena at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.

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