Dutch Athletics Team

Question: Olympic fever is already building. Can athletes such as yourself already look beyond Beijingto Rio?Sifan: I am only looking at the World Championships in Beijing. I do it step by step.Question: For you, 2016 may be even busier. Do you expect to defend your European title next year?Will you perhaps even run Cross Country again, where you won your first international title?Sifan: I want to defend my 1500m title for sure! I may be running another distance as well, but I am notsure yet. I don’t know yet whether I will cross this year.Question: Do you have any expectations how it will be to run the European Championships in your owncountry?Sifan: I don’t know what to expect in Amsterdam. I think it will be very nice and I am looking forward to it!At this moment I cannot guess how it will be, but I can imagine it will be very special to run in orange formy home crowd!But first: World Champs in Beijing!Good Luck in China … and beyond!5