{"id":13623,"date":"2026-02-19T15:09:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amigoearuba.com\/?p=13623"},"modified":"2026-04-25T15:45:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T19:45:42","slug":"olympisch-windsurfer-ethan-westera-begint-aan-campagne-richting-los-angeles-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amigoearuba.com\/?p=13623","title":{"rendered":"Olympisch windsurfer Ethan Westera begint aan campagne richting Los Angeles 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ORANJESTAD \u2014 Olympisch windsurfer Ethan Westera is begonnen met de voorbereiding op zijn eerste wedstrijden van 2026. Dat laat het Arubaans Olympisch Comit\u00e9 (COA) weten.<\/p>\n<p>Westera, die tijdens de Olympische Spelen van Parijs 2024 geschiedenis schreef door Aruba het eerste olympische diploma ooit te bezorgen, werkt momenteel intensief aan zijn trainingsschema en wedstrijdplanning voor het nieuwe seizoen.<\/p>\n<p>In een recent gesprek na een trainingssessie gaf de Arubaanse atleet een toelichting op zijn plannen voor de komende periode. Daarbij stond vooral zijn voorbereiding op de eerste competities van het jaar centraal, evenals zijn bredere campagne richting de Olympische Spelen van Los Angeles in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Volgens het COA is Westera volop bezig met de opbouw van zijn seizoen, waarbij training en internationale wedstrijden een belangrijke rol spelen. Met zijn prestaties in Parijs heeft hij zich inmiddels nadrukkelijk op de kaart gezet binnen de olympische windsurfsport.<\/p>\n<p>Het COA heeft aanvullend videomateriaal beschikbaar gesteld waarin Westera zelf meer vertelt over zijn doelen, voorbereiding en wedstrijdprogramma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olympisch windsurfer Ethan Westera is in voorbereiding op zijn eerste wedstrijden van 2026. 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