Interesting article about how different countries and athletes are dealing with #CovidAtTheOlympics:

While many seem surprised at even the mention of #COVID, #TeamNetherlands has a more realistic approach:

'Given how fine the margins can be, then, it is no wonder that the Dutch feel it is worth learning at least some of the lessons of the two Olympics everyone else is trying to forget...

“If it is a minor, 1 percent chance of making sure we don’t get ill so we can win a medal, we will take it,” Jorrit Croon, a Dutch field hockey player, said. “It is the same with hydration, sleep, food. Everything counts. The details matter.”'

#Paris2024 #Olympics

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/world/olympics/paris-olympics-covid-19.html

Why the Dutch Field Hockey Team Isn’t Shaking Hands at the Olympics

After two pandemic-disrupted Olympics, most teams haven’t given Covid a second thought in Paris. The one from the Netherlands is the exception.

The New York Times

Olympic Eventers coming in HOT! 🏇🔥

Dutch dream-team Sanne de Jong and Enjoy are focused and ready! Full steam ahead towards @Paris2024! 🚂

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#FEIEventing #RoadToParis2024 #OlympicFever #OlympicMission #Eventing #EventingLegend #TeamNetherlands #TeamNL #TheCountdownIsOn @Olympics @TeamNLtweets