wo 3 sep 2025, 10:10
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Mierlo – Stabbed in his orange shirt from Team-NL and the bronze medal won a week earlier during the World Transplant Games in Dresden, Germany, proudly dragging his shoulders Marcel van de Wiel entered the accommodation of Handboogvereniging De Friendschap in Mierlo last Thursday evening.
By Jos Lenssen
What he did not know at the time was that about sixty friends, acquaintances, family, club members of the friendship and a representative of Team-NL Marcel was waiting to put him in the spotlight that evening.
Marcel van de Wiel won a bronze medal with a golden edge
He will live a long life in the club building of the friendship located on the Eikendreef and welcomed Van de Wiel as if he had won gold.
Top performance
That was actually the case, because whatever participant has had to deliver a heavy physical struggle at the WTG in the past, and put a lot of time and energy to get to realize Marcel van de Wiel. A top performance of unprecedented heights. Both during the Badminton competitions where he unfortunately fell just outside the medals, but certainly also during the archery races.
In the last discipline, Van de Wiel as well as team mates received a bronze medal. “An absolute top performance, especially given that he has only been active for more than half a year with archery,” said the friendship chairman Antoine Gruithuijzen who was one of the speakers and, like many club members and other acquaintances of Marcel and Janine, closely followed the sporting operations in the week of 17 to 24 August.
Alderman of the municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo Peter Looijmans was also present during the pleasant evening and had all the praise for the performance of his fellow villager and all other participants of Team-NL. Marcel’s wife Janine was also very rightly involved in this, his great support and support. Together they are already looking a bit ahead of the next challenge, the European Transplant Games that will take place in Arnhem next year.
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