Despite the fact that he does not play himself, Steenaart feels competition tension. “When my teammates are racing, I sit in the stands with an increased heart rate.” And in that stand he received a signed Olympic watch from the president of the IOC. “Yes, from Mr. Bach. He wanted to sit next to a few athletes and then TeamNL was asked if they knew anyone. Of course that will not be someone who is still busy with the competition, but I had all the time as a reserve.”
Steenaart experienced the Games as a reserve in Beijing: ‘Actually a three-week training camp’
