Because Tesselaar had already finished the Tienkamp on Friday, he had more than enough time to enjoy. Friday, Saturday and Sunday he has been out to celebrate the success. “I think this is the best tournament in your career that you can do. Sure a World Cup and Olympic Games are much bigger in terms of atmosphere. A European Championship under-23 tournament is the nicest. Senior tournaments are in a certain sense of business. That’s what the marbles, contracts, the money and so on.”

Afterparty

Almost all athletes at the European Championship under-23 are still student and that also radiates the atmosphere. “Because they are all young people, there is more wantonness, cosiness and parties. You are all in the same phase of life. During the tournament, disciplined and professional, but after the tournament it will go wild.”

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