On May 18, Beijing time, Dutch badminton player Carl Joo disclosed the news that he would not participate in the Paris Olympics through social media, which aroused strong concern from netizens.
According to Caljou, the Dutch Olympic Committee refused to send him to Paris on the grounds that he had failed to meet their demands, and his men's singles quota will be extended to Switzerland's Kuenzi. The decision of the Dutch Olympic Committee is quite puzzling, as Caljou was almost one of the first athletes to confirm a place in Paris, and was not a last-minute winner. Although it is difficult for him to make a podium at the Paris Olympics with his strength and competitive form, it is still puzzling that he cannot compete after winning a place. Coupled with the fact that the Dutch Olympic Committee did not send Caljou to participate in the competition, nor did it want other athletes from his own country to take his place, but postponed the quota to the Swiss team, such an operation is even more unbelievable.
Regarding Caljou's experience, netizens left messages on his social platform to express their sympathy and indignation: "No, he got the quota on his own, but he was deprived of it by his own country's Olympic Committee, and I will be scolded directly, what is it", "Can't you go to the competition at your own expense?" It doesn't cost much to have one more person, I don't understand the operation of the Dutch Olympic Committee", "What the hell? Does it mean that only athletes who have the opportunity to win medals are sent to the Olympics? The 90% of the people don't have to go", "Each feather association has its own outrageousness", "Don't you fight for it on reason? Why don't you give him the Olympics, it's outrageous."
Caljou, 29 years old, is 1.84 meters tall and is a Dutch badminton men's singles player. So far, Calcho has won two BWF Tour titles and has been the "big brother" of the Dutch men's singles for many years. It is worth mentioning that Caljo also attended Axelsen's training camp in Dubai. At the Tokyo Olympics, Calcho represented the Dutch team and successfully broke through from the group stage, and finally lost in the 1/8 finals. Caljou, who had been plagued by injuries for a long time, made his comeback to reach the semi-finals of the men's singles at this year's Thailand Badminton Masters.