Monday, 26 April 2021
Janne Järvinen has been left off Finland’s sailing team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, weeks after being handed a prison sentence for money laundering and drug offences.
The Finnish Olympic Committee Board met on April 20 to determine who would partner Sinem Kurtbay in the Nacra 17 event at the Games.
Kurtbay and Järvinen had qualified Finland for the Olympic Games at the Lanzarote International Regatta last month, which served as a European qualifier.
Yet the organisation deliberated between Akseli Keskinen and Järvinen, with evidence presented in favour of each candidate.
Mika Lehtimäki, director of the Finnish Olympic Committee s Top Sports Unit, said the decision to select Keskinen over Järvinen had been made on sporting merit.
Helsinki
Eteläuomen-läi
Finland
Tokyo
Japan
Spain
Katiska
Kainuu-region
Finnish
Janne-tranberg
Jan-vapaavuori
Kurtbay-keskinen