Emelie (16) sees almost nothing due to a brain tumor, but will soon be at the start in the Olympic Stadium

Running for miles in the Olympic Stadium while you can barely see anything. That sounds unwise, perhaps even impossible. But anyone who knows Emelie Broer (16) knows that she hardly avoids a challenge since she is almost blind due to a brain tumor. That’s why she said a resounding ‘yes’ when she was asked to be the figurehead of De 538 Ochtendrun. “I choose what I can still do.”

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