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.
Inside the Japanese design lab revolutionizing and democratizing prosthetics CNBC visits Tokyo-based running prosthetics company, Xiborg, and meets Dutch Paralympic medalist, Kimberly Alkemade, who credits the organization with supporting her success. Bekijk "On The...
In this post I reflect on what brought me to Tokyo, the challenges and choices that helped me become the fastest version of myself. I still have quite a bit to improve. But first the Read More
When I look back on my journey to Paralympic top sprintster, the title should actually be; 'The journey to myself'. In elite sports you are dependent on yourself, so if you drop the ball physically or mentally, you will immediately feel that during the race. May 8, I...
Joep and I have produced a good winter training period, even though the current method was nothing like I’ve been used to these last few years. Because of this change in approach, I did not have a great feeling about my progress so far, until the training-camp in...