Paralympic Athlete, active in the 100- and 200-meter sprint in the class T64.
At the age of 8, I lost my left lower leg due to a bus accident. This ultimately led me to decide to run with a sports prosthesis at the age of 27 and participate in my first World Sprint Championships at 29.
Now at the age of 34, I am preparing for my second Paralympic Games.
Here I tell you about my life as an athlete.
I've already run with it at the ONK Para Athletics, but I was not allowed to make it public at that time. That changes now: "My new blade is a Xiborg V." And, Xiborg is also a new partner for the Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Xiborg supplies me with this...
Later than expected, the party called ONK Para Athletics. This time it took place in Tilburg at AV Attila instead of at Eindhoven Atletiek. To be honest, I did not feel any pressure to perform. I thought 2020 was partly a disappointing year and I'm sure I'm not alone....
For some athletes, the Coronavirus pandemic was a convenient crisis. For others, less so. Every athlete deals with the situation in their own way. One person might merely sustain their level of fitness, another might focus on achieving peak performance. For myself,...
As you might know, I brought my training facilities closer to home. For about a month, I train at PH in Vught (near 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands), which feels like coming home. Do you know the movie "The Next Karate Kid"? I've dreamt of being trained by someone...