Scandals in the City of light: Paris 2024 athletes and coaches embroiled in controversy
FRANCE-There have been several problems surrounding the Paris 2024 Olympics even before the opening pistol has been fired. Some people are afraid they won’t be able to make it to the opening ceremony of the games, which takes place along the River Seine on Friday at 7.30 p.m. local time (6.30 p.m. UK time), due to travel disruptions.
Who are the key figures in the Paris 2024 scandals?
Following vandals’ arson assaults on France’s high-speed train network, which disrupted travel for thousands of people slated to visit the French capital, chaos broke out on Friday morning. Athletes’ trains are stuck in a chaotic rail network. A controversy has also engulfed a few of the competitors who were or will be competing at the games. Soccer Canada’s suspension of head coach Bev Priestman the day before the Olympic opening ceremony left Canada’s women’s football squad in shambles. It happened in response to claims that two employees had flown a drone above their New Zealand opponents’ training session. The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) announced that a non-accredited member of the Canada Soccer support staff was arrested by French police in Saint-Etienne on July 22, after a complaint lodged by the New Zealand team against the Canadian squad. Preistman disputed having any knowledge of the occurrence. The COC’s chief executive, David Shoemaker, stated on Thursday that the organization has learned of fresh material pertaining to the deployment of drones against opponents in the past, which occurred before the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. In spite of her prior denials, he said, Ms. Priestman was “highly likely” to have known about the occurrences.
How are authorities responding to the allegations?
Despite calls for the Canadian women’s team to be permanently disqualified, he stated he was fine with them staying in Paris to defend the gold they earned in the Tokyo Olympics. “If more facts and circumstances emerge, we can continue to contemplate further action as necessary,” added Shoemaker. Priestman acknowledged she accepted responsibility for her colleagues’ acts in a statement on Wednesday. Throughout the duration of the Games, Canada will be coached by assistant Andy Spence. Four days before the opening ceremony, on Wednesday, British dressage competitor Charlotte Dujardin announced her withdrawal from the Paris Games following the release of a video in which she was seen repeatedly flogging a horse. The rider said that the video, which was shot a number of years ago, captured her committing a “mistake in judgment during a coaching session.” With six Olympic medals, the athlete is among the joint most decorated athletes in Britain. The International Federation for Equestrian Sports, the international governing body, has placed the athlete on temporary leave from competition until the inquiry is finished.
How are fans reacting to the Paris 2024 controversies?
According to newssky, It was a contentious decision to choose convicted rapist Steven Van de Velde to play beach volleyball for the Netherlands in the Olympic Games in Paris. In 2016, Van de Velde was found guilty on three charges of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old child in England two years prior. He spent four years in jail, some of which he spent in the Netherlands and England. After receiving a lot of backlash, the athlete was told not to talk to the media during the games and was placed in housing outside the Olympic village. As per uknews, Nonetheless, his inclusion was justified by Dutch Olympic officials, and the Dutch volleyball association (Nevobo) stated that he was “proving to be an exemplary professional and human being and there has been no reason to doubt him since his return”. Van de Velde has returned to competition, according to the Dutch Olympic Committee (NOC), “following a specialist treatment programme”. Former British marathon runner Paula Radcliffe offered the athlete “best of luck” in an interview with LBC, drawing comparisons between him and drug cheaters who are granted a second shot in athletics. Later on, she said she was “mortified” and regretted the way she had expressed her remarks.
Call to action: Boycott Pairs Olympics 2024
Pairs Olympics 2024 has started,but the environment is still unhygienic for both the public and players. Nobody is concerned with the environment. Following the discovery that the captain of Japan’s women’s gymnastics team had broken national regulations by smoking and consuming alcohol, the government decided to withdraw another athlete from the games. Tickets are highly priced. No hotel rooms are available for the public. Oor sanitary system and drain pipes are open. The smell is completely unbearable so the public should boycott this event.
