What a shame.
And just prior to World Championships in his home country.
… On July 13th he revealed that he used cocaine three days before the Dutch championships in Rotterdam. Van Gelder said he very much regrets his “lapse” and called himself “incredibly stupid”. He has since had to return his national championship gold medal, and has been suspended by the Dutch Gymnastics Union. He will also very likely be fired from his job at the Dutch military, as they have a ‘zero tolerance’ drugs policy. …
Wikipedia – Yuri van Gelder
(via Gymblog. Thanks Mike Wilner.)
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Van Gerlder cannot be caught with such drugs. It really is too bad:(
This is sad. He was one of my favorite gymnasts too.
That’s a damn shame.
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