Metro – Shame on the Games
Metro reports on the backlash and boos for a Dutch Olympian who’s competing despite a conviction for child rape. Van de Velde, who was selected for the Dutch volleyball team, was sentenced to four years in prison in 2016 after pleading guilty to raping a 12-year-old girl when he was 19.
The front page also has room to report on the triumphant return of Simone Biles who was in action yesterday.
Convicted rapist Steven van de Velde booed by fans in first appearance at Olympics
Steven van de Velde was booed by spectators in his first appearance at the Paris Olympic Games.
Van de Velde is representing Netherlands as part of the beach volleyball squad in the French capital.
The 29-year-old was sentenced to four years in prison in 2016 after pleading guilty to raping a 12-year-old British girl when he was 19.
He resumed his volleyball career after serving 12 months of a four-year sentence and was named in the Netherlands’ Olympic squad in June.
Van de Velde entered the court for Netherlands’ opening match against Italy on Sunday morning.
Snoop Dogg spotted doing ‘something he never does’ by BBC commentator
Snoop Dogg is quickly becoming the unexpected supporting star of the Paris Olympics 2024.
The musician, 52, has bagged himself a job as a sports commentator for NBC and Peacock and is clearly taking his role seriously by ensuring he’s in attendance at the major events so he can give his end-of-day analysis.
On day two, he took a seat in the stand for the artistic gymnastics qualification events on Sunday morning, which saw Team USA superstar Simone Biles, topping the leaderboard. It was certainly a triumphant return for the Olympian, who endured a torrid time in Tokyo three years ago.
The audience got to witness history being made as Biles became the first woman to land the Yurchenko double pike at the games, scoring a massive 15.800.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
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Editorial 29 July 2024.
Monday’s front pages continue coverage of Labour’s plans to cut public spending, tax rises and delay some major infrastructure projects – as Labour try to fix the £20bn hole.
Other domestic topics include threats by GPs to go on strike, the latest from Team GB at the Olympics and the Tory leadership race all find space on the front pages.
In international news, Kamala Harris has raised more than £200m in donations since Biden announced he wouldn’t seek re-election in November – paving the way for Harris to become the Democratic nominee.
The Golan Height attack – which killed 12 children – is reported on the front pages, as Israeli PM Netanyahu cut his US trip short to return to Israel and has vowed to retaliate against Hezbollah.
Adam Peaty’s silver medal dominates the back pages this Monday morning, and so does Andy Murray’s dramatic win.
