Barbora Hermannova and Marketa Slukova of the Czech Republic have publicly criticized (some) Brazilian beach volleyball fans & called them “RUDE” during their first Olympic match against the home team of Barbara and Agatha.
Barbora and Marketa were constantly booed throughout the match and someone had to make this announcement: “we would love it if there’s no booing.”
Sadly, the Czech squad lost in 3.
In this article released by TIME, the Czech team shares their negative impression on the Brazilian fans who watched their match and were constantly cheering for the home team.
Slukova took exception to the constant jeering. She says she hasn’t experienced it anywhere else in the world, and objected to this particular show of Brazilian patriotism. “They don’t know the borderline between what’s appropriate in the moment and what is not,” says Slukova. “We’re also human beings.” She says the negativity isn’t necessary, and wants the Brazilian fans to know it’s considered rude in other beach volleyball locales. “It’s strange,” Slukova says. She calls playing in Brazil “difficult, so difficult.” Her teammate, Hermannova, calls the fans a third player for Brazil. “When the moment is tight, you need that extra help” from fans, says Slukova. “At least someone not booing.”
When asked to react to Slukova, Barbara seemed surprised. “If they were bothered by the boo, I didn’t realize it, because they did an excellent job,” Barbara says. “I think the crowd, they didn’t want to offend them.” To Slukova, the Brazilians had a strange way of showing it. “They just wanted to support us,” says Barbara. “Maybe they don’t know the exact way to do that sometimes.”
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