Kimberly Alkemade
T64 Para-Athlete 100 & 200 meter sprint
I am
Kimberly Alkemade
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.
Latest Podcast (in Dutch)
The journey to the top, is the journey to myself
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...
Meeting in real life
Who is the first female on the Xiborg V blade?
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...
Silver at the ONK Para Athletics
A quick getaway
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,...
My new coaches, just like the movie
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...