“Maracanááááááááá”
Date 20/08/2016 Location: Maracana, Rio de Janeiro Brasil-Germany Football final Neymar holds a second before taking the decisive penalty. We are high up in the stands of Maracana, that summer…
Our (true) Olympic King!
Date 2004-2016 Location: Athens, Beijing, Sochi, London, Rio Willem Alexander of Orange, Dutch King My motto during my Olympic adventures is to be 12. Just old enough to understand some…
“NÉLSON!!”
Date 21/08/2008 Location: Birdsnest, Beijing Nelson Évora - Final Men Triple Jump Centre, London You might know the epic scene from the movie Cast Away. Tom Hanks is at sea…
“I love you Mum!”
Gemma Gibbons (GB) – Audrey Tcheumao (FRA) 1/2 Finals Judo < 78 kg. Date: 02/08/2012. Location: ExCel Exhibition Centre, London “I love you Mum!”. A scream coming from very deep.…
The tears of Léonore Perrus
Léonore Perrus (FRA)-Sada Jacobsen (USA) 1/4 Finals Sabre Fencing Date: 27/08/2004. Location: Helliniko Olympic Complex Athens Win or Lose. Olympic margins are the world’s smallest.Léonore Perrus, a French Sabre Fencer…
Holland Heineken House
Whenever I hear music from DJ Tiësto, I am back in my hotel in Athens. It's 2004 and it's my first Olympic Games.I have a lot of incredible memories when…
Interview Hans Vos
What will be my experience this summer during Tokyo2020? I can't stop dreaming about it, especially since we have entered the magical Olympic year of 2020!Time to meet a real…
Olympic Planning
In my first blog I gave the starting signal for the preparations for the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020.We still have time, but it is important to know what to…
Olympic Nights
Where am I going to sleep?This is a logical question in your preparations for the Olympic Games.We deal with this differently. You have the security seekers who start finding a…
Olympic Fan Feeling
In September 2013 (!) Tokyo defeated Madrid and Istanbul in the match between aspiring Olympic cities. At the time, 2020 seemed as far away as 1964, the year that Tokyo…