Geneva • Under pressure in the Netherlands amid allegations he assaulted a former girlfriend in 2015, Camiel Eurlings resigned as an International Olympic Committee member on Friday.
"I greatly regret the course of events," Eurlings said in a statement to media in his native country.
Eurlings was accused of assault in 2015 by a then-girlfriend. An agreement was reached last year to settle the case without criminal charges and no admission of guilt by the former lawmaker and government minister, and one-time CEO of the KLM airline.
"The discussion whether I should stay or not takes away from what things should be about: sports and athletes," Eurlings said.