{"id":122028,"date":"2021-01-26T12:01:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T11:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=122028"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:25:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:25:21","slug":"eur-student-iris-wolves-qualifies-for-tokyo-with-water-polo-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/01\/26\/eur-student-iris-wolves-qualifies-for-tokyo-with-water-polo-team\/","title":{"rendered":"EUR student Iris Wolves qualifies for Tokyo with water polo team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Losing in the finals of an Olympic Qualifying Tournament and still returning to the Netherlands with a big smile on their faces. Sounds contradictory, but for water polo player Iris Wolves, it\u2019s reality. The Dutch team were actually already able to earn the big prize of a ticket to Tokyo in the semi-finals that weekend.<\/p>\n

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While she was waiting for her flight back to the Netherlands, Iris Wolves telephoned to talk about the bizarre week she\u2019s just had. In Italy, she picked up a ticket for the Olympic Games together with her Dutch water polo teammates. Their goal was clear in advance: reach the finals and the Games would be a reality. The celebrations started immediately after beating Greece (7-4) in the semi-finals. \u201cWe sat on the bench for the final three minutes, crying with joy. So great, and such a relief. We played a fantastic tournament, so all that training in recent months really paid off.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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