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Stefan Holm has been in bad weather lately.
Now the son Melwin Lycke Holm opens up about his father’s actions.
– If you have made a mistake, you have to take responsibility for it, he says in Radiosporten Dokumentär.
That was a couple of weeks ago Stefan Holm unexpectedly became a big news in all of Sweden. The legendary high jumper and Olympic gold medalist had started his new job as a substitute teacher, but things heated up immediately.
Holm’s actions
The former track and field athlete got into a fight with a couple of students and the situation escalated to the point that Holm grabbed one of the students’ arm and pulled him back to his seat. He chose to resign immediately while the school reported the incident to the police.
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The 48-year-old is now suspected of assault and the whole incident has become quite a talking point in our country. Where many have praised and supported Stefan Holm’s actions on social media due to the current school situation with a tough climate for many teachers.
Melwin on Dad
Holm himself has opened up about what happened and how he has felt since then.
– I really hope that the guy is okay and that his parents are okay. I understand that the school is filing a police report, but something has happened in the classroom that is not okay. It is quite obvious that I should not be a teacher, he says in Radiosporten Dokumentär.
– I have received a lot of positive feedback, for better or for worse. I still think I’ve made a mistake, then there are many who understand my reaction and that’s nice anyway. I have received a lot of support. But soon it will be over, we’ll see. The police investigation will have its way.
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At the same time, during these tough weeks, the son has Melvin Lycke Holm fought to reach the athletics EC. The young high jumper also manages to take a place in the Swedish national team, but now opens up about what happened to the father.
– I was on my way home from a competition when I heard that. But as dad says himself, he knows he’s done wrong. But then it didn’t have to be such a big thing in the whole country, says the 19-year-old to the radio channel.
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It has been a turbulent time and Melwin has retreated from the public eye following the headlines about his father’s actions towards a school pupil.
– It is clear that we both felt a little down. It affects. I have tried to stay at home. I haven’t been in town. It’s enough to go out and people look at you a little more than usual, says the athletics talent in the interview.
– I felt an uncertainty about how the others in the training group and in the hall would react. But surprisingly many have been supportive, which in turn is perhaps a little worrying. If you have made a mistake, you must take responsibility for it. But it became a very big deal.
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