"Can you reassure us that no one with that sort of criminal record would ever be allowed to compete for team GB?"

"It would be staggering if they were."

Convicted rapist Steven van de Velde has been allowed to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Andy Anson, chief executive of the British olympic association, gives #TimesRadio his reaction. 

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