“We went here for an Olympic medal, but it didn’t work out, even though we fought until the end,” said the player, who was also present at the two previous Games in Rio and Tokyo. “It doesn’t matter how well you play in the group stage, you have to show your best game in the matches that matter and we didn’t do that. It’s a disastrous outcome,” grumbled Malestein. Laura van der Heijden from Leusden was also part of the Olympic handball team.