The process of extending the partnership with the duo took a long time for practical and bureaucratic reasons, but both sports icons did not hesitate to continue.
Van den Hoogenband and Vergeer were chef de mission for the first time at the Tokyo Summer Games, postponed by a year due to the corona pandemic in 2020. Vergeer also held the position at the Winter Games in Beijing at the beginning of this year.
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