Last year won Ireen Wüst and Jan Blokhuijsen the Skating Championships in Norway. The Dutch Federation has decided the European Championships this year in Russia, not to boycott. Photo ANP Robin Utrecht
The Dutch Federation is not going to boycott echoing Corendon coach Jan van Veen the European Championship round in Chelyabinsk. That the skating association after consultation with the coaches of the major teams decided today.
Van Veen said earlier in a personal capacity not know to travel to Russia because of the plane crash with MH17. European champion Ireen Wüst and unsecured Marrit Leenstra let them know to consider a boycott, even if their possible ticket to the World Cup cost. Wüst:
“I think there’s also a lot of Dutch know someone who is involved in the plane crash with MH17. Intuitively, it is not right for Russia to defend my European title. I therefore now even nothing, but it is a difficult issue. “
Dutch Federation sports director Arie Koops informs understanding for the views of the individual athletes and coaches. He finds, however, following the international federation ISU and sports dome NOS * NSF, that the sport not politics must want companies.
“The location is rather determined by the ISU . By participating in international tournaments, we do not express an organizing countries. Top athletes and their companions traveling around the world. That way possible remains sports together, irrespective of political or other conflicts. “
The Dutch Federation says happy to join the discussion on the involvement of social values in the allocation of the major tournaments. Which should prevent criticism and hassle in the run-up to an event.
“Athletes should be able to focus primarily on performance. It is up to the international sports world to ensure that is done in the selection of a host country law generally accepted norms and values. “
The participants in the European Championship selected in principle at the NK-round During the last weekend of this year Thialf. The final selection will be one day later, on December 29, brought out by the Dutch Federation. The federation had already announced that if athletes the European Championships boycott, the selection standards to be adjusted
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