The Dutch national team, who won the gold medal in the women's 3,000m short track relay at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, held a ceremony for the deceased. 



The Dutch women's short track team took first place in the women's 3,000m relay final held at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China yesterday (13th), setting an Olympic record (4:3.40). 



In the brief ceremony after the match, the Dutch players stood on the top of the podium, waved their hands toward the sky in unison and blew a hand kiss.

It was a greeting to fellow short track teammate Lara van Lawivan, who suddenly left for heaven two years ago. 




As a member of the Dutch short track team at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Rawiburn jointly won a bronze medal in the women's 3,000m relay.

She rose to prominence in the sprint event in 2019 when she won the Women's 500m World Championships, where she beat China's Pan Kessin and Dutch Susan Schulting. 



However, in July 2020 she collapsed while training in the French Pyrenees and she was admitted to a local hospital. lost

Her medical staff revealed that she died of an autoimmune disease. 



▲ Lara van Rawivan


Jerun Otter, head coach of the Dutch women's short track team, said ahead of the Beijing Olympics, "The sadness of losing Rawiburn is beyond words. He was loved by everyone and was like a daughter to me." We prepared for the relay race together. If we win the relay gold medal, it will be a really special medal.” 



The Dutch players also made up their minds before the race, saying, "I'll work hard to get a good result by running as far as Rawiburn", and they kept that promise by winning the gold medal in the women's 3,000m relay. 



At a press conference held after the awards ceremony, Yara van Kerkhof said, "The hand kissing ceremony was for Rawyburn. Rawiburn is always with us." It is the being who becomes this,” he said. 



Schulting said, "I'm so proud of my teammates who achieved the Olympic gold medal together. I think Rawyburn will also be watching us proudly from the sky. Being an Olympic champion was Rawyburn's dream."



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