NewsWorld Champion Lobke Berhout visits Shanghai 1 September 2009 – Sailor Lobke Berhout, Olympic medalist and reigning World Champion in the 470 class, shared her Olympic story at the China Composites Expo in Shanghai and at the DSM China Campus. She explained how the Olympic boat, developed by DSM, helped her and her team mate Marcelien de Koning win the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics. In the last week of August during the World Championship 470 in Denmark, Lobke became World Champion with her new team mate Lisa Westerhof. Lobke and Lisa have made a wonderful start in the run up to the London Olympics in 2012. Gold for Judoka Tong Wen 30 August 2009 – Chinese Judoka Tong Wen, member of the DSM Unlimited Sports Team, won the world title in the women’s over 78 kg class. In the Ahoy Rotterdam (the Netherlands) she beat her opponent Karine Bryant with an Ippon. DSM congratulates Tong Wen and her coach Wei Feng Wu on Tong Wen’s fourth world title! During the World Championship Tong Wen was honoured with membership of the athlete commission of the International Judo Federation (IJF). Grand Slam Gold for Marleen Veldhuis 26 July 2009 – During the first day of the World Championships in Rome, swimmer Marleen Veldhuis won Gold with the relay team in the 4 x 100 meters free style. After the European and Olympic titles, the team seized the World title and completed the ‘Grand Slam’ in a new world record time of 3:31:72. For Marleen, this is the fiftieth medal she has won during international championships! Later in the week Marleen set a new world record time for the 50 meter butterfly, but saw that time beaten in the second semi-final by Swedish rival Therese Alshammer. She concluded the championships with the bronze medal in the 50 meter freestyle. Chicago bids for 2016 Olympics With DSM's help a 3D model of Chicago was unveiled early June in support of the city's 2016 Olympic bid. The 1,000 plus building model is the first scale model of an American city to be made using stereolithography-based rapid prototyping. The technique allows 2D images to be converted into 3D models and quickly delivers prototypes with higher resolution results in less time than using conventional methods. The objects, in this example buildings, are made of resins. The technique is also used for the creation of prototypes in the automotive industry (including Formula One), biomedical materials, mobile phones and computers. DSM Desotech, a leader in the field of high performance stereolithography resins, donated the SOMOS® resins for the 800ft² model to the Chicago Architecture Foundation.
 Ambassadors Vancouver presented Six athletes representing different sports disciplines have been appointed as ambassadors for the Dutch Olympic and Paralympic team for Vancouver 2010. In the run up to and during the Wintergames, they will act as a link between the athletes and the Chef de Mission. In addition, they will be employed for promotional purposes of NOC*NSF and its Partners in Sport, including DSM. The team, which was presented in Papendal on May 8, is composed of:
The latter is the special representative of the Dutch Paralympic Team. The other athletes represent the Dutch Olympic Team. However, since the final qualifications will only be known shortly before the Games, NOC*NSF has chosen to use the ambassadors as representatives of both teams. By following these athletes NOC*NSF aims to make the Road to Vancouver visible for the Dutch public. The team is a mix of different sports and is a good reflection of the team that will represent the Netherlands in Vancouver under supervision of Chefs de Mission Henk Gemser (Olympic) and André Cats (Paralympic).
 Vancouver ready in time for the Games Vancouver is well on course to host the Olympic Winter Games of 2010. This is the conclusion of Jeroen Bijl, Head Top Sport Development of NOC*NSF (Dutch Olympic Committee), after his visit to the Canadian city in February 2009 together with Team Chief Henk Gemser. 'All of the venues are ready and look fantastic. Several successful test events have been organized, like the World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships and World Cup events in a number of other sports. Furthermore, we have a very positive impression of the local organization at these events,' Bijl stated in a recent article in Lopend Vuur, the newspaper of the Dutch top sport community. The Organizing Committee’s (VANOC) efforts to manage the social, economic and environmental impacts and opportunities associated with convening an Olympic Games were recently rewarded with a special commendation in a North American competition for corporate sustainability reports. During the Olympic pre-trip of NOC*NSF in March, delegations from DSM and the other Partners and Suppliers were invited to witness and experience the preparations, facilities, and logistics in Vancouver and the surrounding venues. Vancouver will host more than 5,500 athletes and officials during the Winter Games, as well as some 10,000 journalists. More than 80 countries willcompete for 258 medals in fifteen different sports from 12 to 28 February 2010. DSM to support Dutch bobsledding team Thursday 26 February 2009 - As Partner in Sport of NOC*NSF DSM will support the development of improved equipment of the Dutch bobsledding team. The project is part of the Innovation is our Sport™ program in which DSM experts in collaboration with athletes, coaches and technical staff develops innovative products in the fields of nutrition and high-performance materials. To close the gap with the traditional bobsled countries the TopBob project was started by InnosportNL and de Dutch bobsled federation BSBN. In this project a number of companies, technical universities and athletes have joined forces for the development of a new bob for the Wintergames of Vancouver 2010. The bobsled season comes to a close this weekend with World Cup races for the four man bobs in Lace Placid, United Stated. One year to go to Vancouver! Thursday 12 February 2009 - Today it is exactly one year until the Olympic Winter Games of Vancouver will start. As Partner in Sport of NOC*NSF, DSM is looking forward to another exceptional event with great successes for the Olympic athletes. During the Games of Torino in 2006, the Dutch team won a total of 9 medals, including 3 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze. For DSM, Torino was primarily a Dutch customer relations event. However, like was the case in Beijing, innovation will be the central theme of our activities around the Vancouver Games and hospitality will focus on the local markets. Together with the sports federation, experts at DSM develop innovations that could make the difference between victory and defeat on the ice and in the snow of Vancouver next year. Follow our Road to Vancouver on this website. For more information on the Innovation is our Sport™ program and activation opportunities, please contact Elvira Luykx (Corporate Communications) or Rob Meima (Innovation Center). Four times Gold for Marleen Veldhuis December 17, 2008 – Swimmer Marleen Veldhuis seized four gold medals during the European Championships short course in Rijekathsi weekend. She won her titles in the 4x50 meter free style, 4x50 meter medley, 100 meter free style and with 23'55" as the winning time she claimed her sixth consecutive title on the 50 meter free style. Together with the other members of the golden relay team of Beijing Marleen received a nomination for the title sports team of the year to be chosen during the annual Sportgala of NOC*NSF and NOS on December 16 in Amsterdam. In the end, the title went to the Dutch waterpolo ladies who unexpectedly won gold in Beijing this summer.
Sharon Walraven in Africa
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Marcelien en Lobke end successful career in 470 class
Rens Blom finishes career
DSM continues Partnership with Dutch Olympic Committee
Earlier in the day, a workshop with athletes, coaches and experts of DSM was held as a first step towards defining the innovation program for London 2012.
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