– Those in charge have come to their senses and made a real U-turn, says Per Svela to news in Paris. For news, Narve Gilje Nordås meets his training mate not far from the Stade de France on Friday evening. For now, the Olympic noise surrounding Narve Gilje Nordås and his friend has taken a new turn. Per Svela learned on Thursday evening that there were opportunities to get him an Olympic accreditation after all. – I got around and came as fast as I could to follow up Narve, says Svela. Friday’s evening session at the mighty Olympic arena is just over. Svela wasn’t inside the stadium, he couldn’t do that. – I tried to set heaven and earth in motion to get down, says Svela. – When did you get the message? – Last night, says Svela. HELPING WITH: Per Svela (left) and Narve Gilje Nordås on their way to a press conference at their hotel in Rome in connection with the 2024 European Athletics Championships. Photo: Heiko Junge / NTB – What was the message? – That it turned out that there was an opportunity to obtain additional accreditation. Then they just had to move around, says Svela. When asked what opportunities such accreditation can provide, Svela replies – I think I can be part of the Olympic village and in the stadium and follow him up as he wishes. I think it will be very good. The meeting with news is very surprising. In the last week, it has been duly discussed that Svela did not receive the necessary accreditation to be able to follow Nordås in training and warm-up during the Olympics. Now he is still in place in Paris. news contacted sports manager Erlend Slokvik in the Swedish Athletics Federation via SMS after the interview with questions about whether he can confirm Svela accreditation, what it is about and what has changed. – We are continuously working on optimization, but cannot go into what that entails, Slokvik replies to news. news has also contacted top sports director Tore Øvrebø for a comment on the matter, but has not yet received a reply. Rampant criticism On 27 July, VG had the news that Filip Ingebrigtsen had received accreditation to follow his brother Jakob in the Olympics. The following day, Svela came out with rambling criticism that he was not given the same opportunity to help his training colleague. RECEIVED ACCREDITATION: Filip Ingebrigtsen received accreditation so that he is a personal assistant to Jakob Ingebrigtsen during the Olympics in the preparations for the races. Photo: Carina Johansen / NTB – NFIF and OLT go a long way in legitimizing bullying and harassment in Narve. Since 2022, Narve has been systematically opposed, bullied and discriminated against by employees in both NFIF and OLT. This is in addition to the burden caused by bullying from other athletes. The system that is set up to protect against precisely this allows itself to be influenced to contribute to bullying, rather than the opposite. This cannot continue. Narve deserves better, said Svela. Svela will not elaborate on the uproar that has been at the forefront, but he does not deny that his criticism may have had an effect on the new turn in the case. HAPPY: Narve Gilje Nordås runs over the finish line in the trial heat of 1500 metres. He advanced to the semi-finals. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB – I would of course have him with me. It was seen in Budapest last year that it had a good effect. It provides peace and security in everyday life, but it is not like that now. There is nothing you can do about it, Nordås told news when he landed in Paris on Wednesday afternoon. At Thursday’s press conference, Nordås said: – No matter what I say here, it doesn’t change the fact that I’m sitting here alone without him, and that’s how it is. I just have to make the best of it with the conditions I have. DIPLOMATIC TONE: Narve Gilje Nordås set a diplomatic tone about the accreditation row in the meeting with the Meien earlier this week. Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB – Nervøs In the test heat of 1500 meters on Friday morning, Nordås did well and made it safely to the semi-finals. That was a relief. – You’re nervous then, so I fell asleep late, and then it started with lightning and thunder, so I struggled to fall asleep. I woke up at one, four or five and six because you are so awake. I need some recovery now, said Nordås to news after the race. CONVINCING: Jakob Ingebrigtsen delivered a solid final sprint in the trial heat of 1500 meters in Paris. Photo: Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters Jakob Ingebrigtsen had, as expected, no problems advancing to the semi-finals. He also did not bring his brother Filip with him for the warm-up beforehand, despite the accreditation they have received. “He will only get to the semi-finals,” writes sports manager Erlend Slokvik in a message to news. The semi-finals will be played on Sunday. Now everything suggests that Narve Gilje Nordås will bring a personal helper with him in the preparations for that race. Published 02.08.2024, at 23.33 Updated 02.08.2024, at 23.44
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After the accreditation row – here is Per Svela in place in Paris – Olympics Paris 2024
