Demi van den Wildenberg makes his debut next weekend at the World Cup Estafette in China. But running is certainly not the only thing where the 25-year-old Helmondse has a lot of time. Next school year, the future lawyer wants to complete her master of the Laws course. She is also very popular on social media. “It is important for me that I am not working on sport 24 hours a day, I was not made for that.”
The Olympic Games in Paris should have become the peak in its sports career. However, the Helmondse did not receive an invitation to come along. “During a training camp in Curaçao I ran a bowel inflammation. I had to recover for a long time. Unfortunately I was not fit for the Games on time. You look forward to a tournament for so long and work so hard for it that it was very painful that I had to stay at home.”
“In the beginning I had a hard time with that and I sat down. In the end I turned the button thanks to my parents, coach and a mental coach. I also learned things from it. As a athlete I stay critical and I have the same goals, but I don’t get stuck for too long in possible disappointments. I appreciate the things that run in the world and I meet. to report?”
The training work of the former hockey star has been rewarded with a ticket for the World Cup Estafette in the Chinese Guangzhou next Saturday and Sunday. In it she comes into action on the 4×100 meters women or 4×100 meters mixed relay. “I was once reserve at the European Championship, but this will be my debut at a big tournament. We don’t know the setup yet, but in principle everyone comes into action. Our goal is to reach the final there and qualify for the World Athletics in Tokyo in September.”
The trip to China may have consequences for her laws in law at Utrecht University. “I got my thesis, but I still have to get a few more courses to complete my bachelor. It could therefore be that I have to do a part next school year. I would also like to start with my master criminal law with specialization in forensic psychiatry and psychology.”
Her wish is to become a lawyer in the future. “I find the criminal law super interesting. The combination with top sport is nice, because the training ensures relaxation and I get energy from it. Fortunately, the university is flexible and can I do a lot online. I try to choose my studies for my studies around running. Planning time for social contacts is difficult. Sometimes just drinking coffee with a girlfriend, I think that is important.”
“I am completely free what I post, I just do something.”
The Helmondse first also had a part-time job in a running store, but now she earns money with her social media accounts. On Tiktok, for example, but also on Instagram she is a well -known appearance. “A management agency helps me maintain contacts with companies and brands. I am completely free in what I post, I do something. And that turns out to work.”