Our Story

Every single day we are truly dedicated to our sport: wrestling. It is a sport where full focus and using the right technique are the keys to success. Every training we want to improve ourselves, be better than the day before and do better than the other. If we challenge each other to the max in trainings, we are better prepared for the competitions against others. We encourage each other to win. The gold medal at the Olympics is our goal and together we will get there.

We are Marcel and Tyrone Sterkenburg: twins competing at the highest levels in wrestling. As little boys, our father took us to his boxing training sessions where he pushed himself to the limit every time. He wanted to be a little faster, stronger and smarter than the training the day before. Rock-solid discipline that we look up to. Our father introduced us to martial arts, but while boxing is his greatest passion, wrestling turned out to be ours. We see wrestling as a form of art due to the technical throws that are performed in flowing, but at the same time, tight movements.

At the World Junior Championships, we managed to get gold and silver. We practice, fall, get back up and work our way to the top. At home we learned that by treating people with respect, staying loyal to each other and working hard, anything is possible.