May 20th 2009 - The infusion with sodium chloride that Simon received from his doctor in Goteborg in 2006 has, after extensive research, been declated fully legal. There has not been evidence for an illegal act, while plenty of evidence has supported the urgent medical requirement. All charges against Vroemen in this... [More - 2 reactions]

January 3rd 2009 - Bij deze wil ik alle mensen die mij het afgelopen jaar in een moeilijk tijd gesteund hebben bedanken en hen een fantastisch 2009 toewensen. Jullie steun en vertrouwen hebben mij geholpen om op de been te blijven, ondanks het journalistieke en internet geweld dat geprobeerd heeft mij volledig kapot te... [More - 9 reactions]

October 2nd 2008 - On 23 September, Simon has attended the hearing of the Netherlands Institute for Sports Justice (ISR) on his metandienone case. The hearing took almost 3 hours and Simon was impressed by the professional athmosphere and attitude of the committee members. The committee is doing its work very thoroughly... [More - 5 reactions]

September 25th 2008 - In his 'just after midnight' RVU radio show Martin Simek spoke with Simon about this turbulent year. Simon spoke frankly about his coming back on the track and all the setbacks he had to cope with.

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August 27th 2008 - The anti-doping case concerning the traces of metandienone in Simon's urine sample is starting to resemble a similarly strange case in the USA swimming team, that of Jessica Hardy. After numerous requests, Simon has finally obtained the results of the drug tests in Portugal (7 days after the positive... [More - 4 reactions]

July 28th 2008 - The below press statement announces that Simon withdraws from the Dutch Olympic Team. He does not want to cause further turmoil for his fellow Olympic athletes from The Netherlands, so close to the Games. Simon will carefully prepare his case towards arbitration and fight for a fair chance. In this respect,... [More - 9 reactions]

July 24th 2008 - Hierbij ondersteun ik deels een persbericht wat door de atletiekunie is gepubliceerd.
Nadat ik door voedselvergiftiging ziek ben geworden in Goteborg, is mij 1 dag later ter bestrijding van vochtverlies een infuus met zoutoplossing gegeven. Er was toen reeds besloten om niet meer te starten in de... [More - 18 reactions]