“Belgium should not feel inferior to any country in the 400m in Europe. But what are we being told? That there will be a Dutch coach for the relays. (…) We have had enough of this Dutch dictatorship. (…) Belgium has enough top coaches, including Patrick Himschoot and Philip Gilson, but we choose a 32-year-old Dutchman who has no experience as a head coach.”
“No one is speaking out against this, so I am.”
“How is it possible that we are surrounded by such incompetent people? We don’t want Bram Peters and Rutger Smith. The sports minister needs to intervene urgently.”
Gery Follens, the president of Atletiek Vlaanderen, has already responded to Borlée in the Nieuwsblad. “Rutger surveyed a whole series of people involved in Flanders, including Jacques’ sons, but he felt that it was too early for Belgian candidates. (…) As in any company, this It is not up to the employee who leaves to decide who will succeed him. The COIB, Adeps and Sport Vlaanderen fully support our choices.
