Paralympic rower Amber Meulenbeld: ‘It’s not as if we’ve lost our main objective’
Besides attending online lectures for her Health Sciences Epidemiology master programme, Amber continues to train on the indoor rower provided to her by the federation. “It does take up a lot of space,” she says with a smile while she drags the machine to the right spot. “I mainly use it for endurance training. In addition, I do various exercises that other people may also be doing at home – like yoga and abs exercises.”
Amber agrees with the decision to postpone the Olympics – even though it has created uncertainty for her as an athlete. “It’s difficult because our route to the Olympics has suddenly become unclear,” she admits. Still, Amber and her team – made up of people with a visual impairment or mild physical disability – wouldn’t think of throwing in the towel. “We have a long-term perspective that is geared towards the 2024 Olympics in Paris,” she explains. “We may be in a weird situation right now, but it’s not as if we’ve lost our main objective.”
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Charlotte SchenkFreelance video maker
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