Episode 169 - Nina Sterckx Interview

Off The Podium - An Olympics Podcast - A podcast by Ben Waterworth, Colin Hilding & Jarrod Loobeek - Thursdays

A very exciting interview for you today as we return to the sport of weightlifting by speaking with Belgian Tokyo Olympian Nina Sterckx about her incredible career and her incredible time at the 2020 Olympics! We learn from Nina about her journey as a promising young gynmast into the sport of weightlifting and why a simple training exercise set her on a path towards the Olympics. We also learn more about the history of the sport in Belgium, and just how groundbreaking her qualification was for the Tokyo Games. Added to this we find out more about her emotional experience during the Olympics as well as just how badly her phone blew up after her performance at the Games went viral. It's an incredibly insightful chat that you will want to lift right away into your years! So get listening!