Nederlandse Volleybalbond
The Dutch Volleyball Association or in (Dutch : Nederlandse Volleybalbond, NeVoBo) is an organisation founded in 1947 to govern the practice of volleyball in the Netherlands.[1][2] The NeVoBo included Steven van de Velde, a convicted child rapist, in their team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[3][4] This table shows the evolution of the number of members and associations through the years:[5] The NeVoBo is traditionally divided into several regions.The current regions are: In 2024, the Dutch Volleyball Federation nominated beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde for its 2024 Olympics team, setting aside the fact that he is a convicted child rapist and has been placed on the sex offender registry in the United Kingdom for life since 2016.[6] The Committee stood by their nomination despite his criminal record for sex crimes and even after the outcry from the British and American public, asserting that van de Velde has "served his sentence".