The Dutch Marathon confusion of foreigners against discrimination

Brussels (AP) — the Utrecht Marathon is a new payment plan: winning the local Dutch runner to take home, 100 times what a foreign winner of the Pocket. By Elise Amendola, AP

Boston Marathon winner Geoffrey Mutai paid 100 times less than that of the Netherlands to remain where he was a member of the Utrecht-Marathon to compete.

By Elise Amendola, AP

Boston Marathon winner Geoffrey Mutai paid 100 times less than that of the Netherlands to remain where he was a member of the Utrecht-Marathon to compete.

Organizers call it the incentive to develop a plan for smart tags in the Dutch race, Kenyans, the winners of the four years from the date on which control the progress. It looks ugly as the discrimination and racism was visible.Some also see it in the society as a metaphor for the Netherlands, where the rising Nationalism and anti-immigrant sentiment has long held the country to undermine the image as the bastion tolerance. "The organizers of the idea of the rules to curb foreign runners "Tim Looten Art. 1. discrimination in the Organization of the Netherlands said on Monday. "In fact to discrimination."Utrecht Marathon Organizer Louran van Keulen says he was only trying to encourage local marathoners to Excel in his race next Monday. "Not to speak of discrimination, racism, oh, Yes, "Van Keulen said. "It is too bad about all of the policy."But in the future both of the Utrecht City Council-a-half the world away from Nairobi in response to the claims of the criticism is likely to get only the louder in advance of the race day.Van Keulen, says he wanted only to promote local sports as the Netherlands, runners can withstand African decade or so. By removing his budget for the international runners and investing in the best of the 23 local runners, he aims to improve incentives and facilities.Now, if he wins, he gets $ 142, which goes to the first runner in the entire line, but the bonus up to $ 14,200 "or more" incentives, depending on the agreement, the Organizer is the runner. "The amount of profit because we wanted to have fallen sharply is placed in the stimulus program" for local racers, Van Keulen said. Women runners does not apply to the new plan.Gert-Jan van Wijk, Nairobi, the Dutch businessman has already promised to return to the Netherlands to honor strong criticisms of the days in Kenya. He said he would make, regardless of the local racer to win and any foreigner to take than the difference between the winner — or $ 14,000 Van Wijk about decried the "Dutch society tends to See more and more inward." "It is the smallest of the Dutch society," said Van Wijk, Chairman of the Board of the World, our employees, the company's owner. "The Dutch trading nation in the world and always was ready to compete were examined. Now they only remove the competition. "Marathon organizers often spend part of their budgets, travel expenses, hotel accommodation and appearance fees to lure top Kenyan runners hope to set the time of the prestigious Express.Van Keulen said his total from last year to all international athletes was only $ 71,000, $ 107,000, the London Marathon on Sunday, the winner of the prize money alone was $ 55,000, as the case may be. "You want to send aid and sponsoring abroad Because we want to buy a fast time? " Van Keulen said. "I am not afford quick time anyway."He said the last five years, the Netherlands, the largest of the six was produced 28 Kenya •run the winners of the 30 possible winners and it was time for something else.Kenyans running the marathon is often a way to earn a living. And they do it very well, winning races all over the world. ""If you have the top finisher in the marathon in Kenya 25, there is a great opportunity to win •run around the world and does not have any problem, "Van Wijk said. "The marathon is the largest export their products."Looten saw the Irony in the situation. "It is fun. Normally, persons being discriminated against because they are not good enough, but now it is because they are too good, "he said. "I don't think the purpose of the Organizer is poorly, but bad if all of the organizations began to look like this."Utrecht, the City Council — long time backer event — also have been taken aback and sent the plan to the Committee for equal treatment. However, the Panel is expected to close before the competition, Utrecht alderwoman Rinda den Besten. "It is a great event that we are really proud of, but now we are very unhappy with. It looks completely different picture, "Den Besten said. "All the negative reactions to the jokes, cartoons. It is really bad. "