DutchNews.nl, November 19, 2014
Some of the Netherlands top speed skaters,
including world and Olympic champions Ireen Wust and Sven Kramer, are
campaigning to be allowed to take part in a lucrative event in Dubai.
The
international skating union ISU has banned skaters from taking part in the Ice
Derby, in which long and short-track specialists will race against each other
on a 220 metre track.
‘This event takes place outside the traditional season,
is a lucrative event for skaters and officials and uses a completely different
format to the the ISU’s ‘patented’ races,’ the skater say in an open letter to the
European Commission.
‘In short, there is no reason to threaten anyone who takes
part with a life-long ban,’ the skaters say. The letter is published in
Wednesday’s Volkskrant.
The letter focuses on European competition commissioner
Margrethe Vestager. The skaters say the ISU’s action conflicts with European
competition rules which ‘guarantee and protect’ the rights of European
citizens, workers and athletes.
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