Take Your Seats
Date: 2004-2016 Location: Athens, Torino, Beijing, London, Sochi, Rio de Janeiro All Olympic Sports fans know it. Before you can take your seat, there is a journey of several years.…
My top 10 National Anthems
Date: 2004-2016 Location: Athens, Torino, Beijing, London, Sochi, Rio de Janeiro I just love national anthems. Especially during the Olympics. And especially during medal ceremonies. And add to that the…
Olympic Volunteers make the Games
Date: 2004-2016 Location: Athens, Beijing, London, Rio de Janeiro I have often wondered what makes the success of the Olympic Games. Immediate thoughts go to the Athletes of course. They…
The best Fan(s)ofTheGames
Date: 2004-2016 Location: Athens, Beijing, London, Rio de Janeiro Every (last) Games is proclaimed to be the best games ever.Is there also something like the best fan ever? Or is…
Liu Xiang – To fly or not to fly
Date: 21/08/2008 Location: Beijing National Stadium, the “Birdsnest”, Beijing 2008 Final 110m hurdles As in every Games we visit since 2004, we always check out the most iconic events. With…
MVDP’s Gold Race
Date: 18/04/2019 Amstel Gold Race 2019 “It’s not true! It ís true!”That scream comes from the Dutch commentator who cannot believe what he just saw. We all cannot believe what…
Tokyo2020 – “Life Must Go On”
Date: 24/03/2020 Tokyo2020 postponed to 2021 Disappointment, Relief & Hope The Tokyo2020 Games are postponed. For some a disappointment. For many a relief. But for all of us this was…
De Goudkoorts van Henk Grol (’08-’20) (Dutch)
Date: 2008-2012-2016-2020 Location: Olympic Judo Halls Judo < 100kg & >100kg Mijn kinderen zijn tieners geworden en ik lees ze niet meer voor uit de werken van Hans Christian Andersen.…
Kobe Bryant – Every Dreamteam’s Dream
Date: 12/08/2012 Location: North Greenwich Arena, London Final Basketball USA - Spain What a sad news. Kobe Bryant has passed away. I just see Twitter exploding.It reminds me a lot…
The ultimate shot
Date 23/08/2008 Location: Beijing National Stadium Olympic Football final The ultimate shot.For every photographer this means something else. If its about the news, the picture should tell the full story…