Tag: Ankies
Through Ankie’s Lens: ‘A unique symbiosis’
“SPLASH!”, in a flash I feel the water falling over me on all sides. Like someone threw a big bucket of water over me. Fortunately, the chairman of the Utrecht…
Through Ankie’s Lens: the blue shoe bags are ready…
Through the fogged glass of my lens I follow both matches with sweat on my back. The sultry heat of the pool, the screaming of the crowd, the splashing of…
Through Ankie’s Lens: Golden tips on the Maarseveense beach
Today, 08:00 † 2 minutes reading time © Photo studio RedGreenBlue PROVINCE OF UTRECHT – The young volleyball players of the Utrecht volleyball association Sphinx listen attentively to the two…
Through Ankie’s Lens: A gem to cherish
Today, 07:54 † 2 minutes reading time © Photo studio RedGreenBlue PROVINCE OF UTRECHT – Top athletes come in all shapes and sizes. From flashy and tough to shy and…
Through Ankie’s Lens: the rising Utrecht stars of short track
One has it and the other doesn’t, or to a much lesser extent: the innate ability to do something well. Nice, how the ‘not thin’ dictionary describes it: talent. Early…
Through Ankie’s Lens: ‘She has grown so much!’
PROVINCE OF UTRECHT – The temptation is great to stand at the finish. There you can see up close how the race is going and nicely record who wins. Still,…
Through Ankie’s Lens: Botic is booming
‘On the way to the next tournament. New round, new opportunities’; I wrote a year ago, after seeing him play for the first time at the ABN AMRO World Tennis…
Through Ankie’s Lens: ‘Wow, I was allowed to hold the gold medal’
“When I look at that medal, I start laughing,” he says, and at the same time a smile from ear to ear appears on his face. Not such a fake…