Welcome at my blog about sports, (personal) leadership and everyday moments. I'm volunteering as a NOC / NPC assistent at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016. Last year I participated in the Nyenrode Sports Leadership Program.
I love horse back riding, fencing and running (and sometimes a Modern Pentathlon). From a media production background I turn the spotlight on heroes!Since August 2017 I'm working part time for Sportaal, the governmental sports body of the municipality of Enschede
I'm still interested to collaborate in elite sports projects. Let me know when you would like to collaborate!!
This summer I got to know about CP Football (or also called Football 7-a-side). Several national (youth) teams for players with Cerebral Palsy or other acquired brain injury are playing for the Royal Dutch Football Association KNVB. It was a…
Continue readingAs the World Para Athletics Championships drew to a close, the National Paralympic Committee of Namibia, not only returned home with 3 silver medals, but also with three new racing wheelchairs. The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sport Federation (IWAS) Chief…
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I was working as a media manager at the IWAS World Cup Wheelchair Fencing in Stadskanaal (The Netherlands). During this event I was responsible for press contacts, video livestream, photography, social media and website updates. It was real multi tasking!…
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From Run4Rio to Road2Tokyo Last year I build a website, updated the social media channels and started a crowd funding campaign #Run4Rio for golden Paralympian Ananias Shikongo. Not longer after my return from Brazil, Ananias and the #Run4Rio team ask…
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On a Monday morning my Brazilian taxi driver Marco (pessoa de confianca – a trustworthy person) waited for me at the airport. The sun was shining and I missed the city after a study session in Oregon USA. We passed…
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I had long days at the Paralympic Games. Especially when the Chef de Mission discovered I could drive the van with almost the whole delegation. From that moment I and my co-volunteer Marcos from Colombia were labeled as drivers for…
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The two years of preparations for the volunteering work felt like ages, but not the games itself. Time flies when you’re having fun while working hard. After the first week my work as a NOC assistant for Tunisia became less…
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‘I am on a mission to the Olympic Games in Rio’ The Return on Education of Elisa Ostet – Sport Leadership Program Elisa Ostet, participant of Nyenrode’s Sports Leadership Program, is on a mission to the Olympic Games…
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This Monday, I had an interview with the Dutch radio- and television channel RTV Oost about my voluntary work at the Olympic Games. After the article was published, I was asked to tell more about my experiences in the live…
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Athletes have a tremendous influence on society. Andre Nijhof, lecturer of the module Sustainability in Sports at Nyenrode’s Sports Leadership Program therefor argues that athletes can make a difference when it comes to sustainability issues such as obesity and refugees….
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