Big news here in the host nation, the Netherlands.
The Dutch team has withdrawn former world champion Yuri van Gelder from the world championships, which begin Saturday in Rotterdam.
Team manager Hans Gootjes told the media Tuesday that the federation had withdrawn van Gelder from the competition. Gootjes declined to give an explanation, saying only that van Gelder was removed from the team for “compelling reasons.” …
Amanda Turner on IG – Dutch Pull Van Gelder from Rotterdam
Another test positive for cocaine? …
UPDATE: The late night press conference seemed to reveal nothing. Here’s one translation from Dutch:
Yuri van Gelder is out … for medical reasons of a personal nature …
Hans Gootjes of the Dutch Federation was spokesman, not Yuri. … So the speculation continues.
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