“The fan club is ready. Come on baby!” Instagram post Rob Jetten It shows two young boys preparing to cheer for Argentina at the Paris 2024 Olympics despite being Dutch. Rob, a 37-year-old politician, is their uncle. He convinced the boys to talk to the Argentine men’s hockey team because that’s where his partner plays, Nicholas Keenan (27).
Born on October 6, 1995, Keenan stands 1.84 metres tall and started playing hockey when he was just 4 years old. This is for the forward. the black He participated in many international tournaments, playing 82 matches (scoring 20 goals) and winning them. Two gold medals: Pan American Games Lima 2019 and Pan American Games Santiago 2023 This will be his second Olympic event, since he was part of the team that finished seventh at Tokyo 2020.
Nico He spent almost all of his teenage years in Europe: he first trained there Rental Club From Catalonia, while after the Youth World Cup in India in 2016, he signed with HC Klein Switzerland From The Hague (Netherlands), a country and city closely associated with field hockey and where he would meet his current partner.
Jetten is a Dutch politician born on 25 March 1987 in Veghel, Netherlands. He is a member of the liberal-progressive political party Democrats 66 (D66). He joined the Dutch Parliament in 2017, and since 2021 has served as Minister for Climate and Energy in the government of Prime Minister Mark Rutte. Before entering national politics, he worked for the rail transport company ProRail.
Rob is a sports fan and passionate about football. In his home country he usually goes to De Kuip Stadium to support the team. FeyenoordA club he loves. And in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where the Netherlands and Argentina faced each other in the quarter-finals, he did not mention crossing, but he did wear a shirt. Morocco To push their “cousins” into the semi-finals against France, which ended with the elimination of the Africans. Not only did she share last Christmas with Nicolas, but she also visited Argentina with him and enjoyed their free time in Patagonia.
On the other hand, in October 2023, at a time when her love affair with the Argentine athlete had already passed, she posted a message on her social networks to promote “Coming Out Day”: “Personally, I had a huge problem coming out. I grew up in a tight-knit village in Brabant. I thought: How do I tell my family and friends? What if I don’t fit into the “standard box”? What will they think? I’ve learned now that you alone are in charge of your life. That most people don’t fit into the standard box. And that’s a good thing! “All these differences are what make the Netherlands beautiful. Today we celebrate National Coming Out Week. We show you: You can just be there. Not just today, but every day. For those who sometimes doubt this, today I will make you a heart. And from politics, I will always continue to work so that you can be yourself.”
A few months ago, Keenan noted the difference between hockey in the Netherlands and Argentina in an interview with the magazine Sports TV:(Argentina) have half madness, we want to win by any means. There they like nice hockey, applause and all that. The Argentinian wants to win in any way, whether it’s defending, attacking, kicking the chest. It doesn’t matter how, but you have to win. And they appreciate that a lot because culturally we are more passionate than them, and they are a little bit cooler in that sense.
Argentina will be the only country to represent America in the competition: Albiceleste The first match will be tomorrow against Australia (starting at 8:15 Argentina time) in Group B. In addition, Belgium will face Ireland and India will face New Zealand in the same zone. The top four in each group qualify for the quarter-finals. The positive point for Rob Jetten is that his country will not be able to face his friend’s team until at least the final stages, as the Oranje will compete in the group stage with Spain, France, Great Britain, Germany and South Africa.
Regarding the Olympic Games and the possibility of returning to the Albiceleste, he said: “It is impressive to play alongside Olympic champions who have great experience. In every training session they teach us, and above all, here in Japan I feel that they push you forward. “They accept you, they push you, they never stop you… It’s an honor, because my dream is to follow in their footsteps.”
Now Queen Maxima Zorreguieta won’t be the only “double jersey” every time Argentina and the Netherlands face each other in a sporting event.
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