Not all athletes had been current on the opening ceremony. Medal favourite Femke Bol from Heelsum thought it was too tiring to go together with the boat and for an additional prime favourite, observe bicycle owner Harrie Lavreysen from Apeldoorn, standing for therefore lengthy is out of the query.
Most athletes usually are not but in Paris, however are at pre-camp in Liévin in Northern France. And a few athletes, equivalent to Diane van Es and Anne Luijten from Arnhem and Groesbeker Stefan Nillessen, are nonetheless doing an altitude coaching camp. Sisters Laura and Merel Smulders from Horssen, who will probably be in motion within the BMX in every week, had been there. “So joyful that we may see and expertise this”, Merel wrote on Instagram.
