Kiki survived a serious illness and is now almost the fastest in the world.

When Kiki Hendriks was two years old, she was affected by the meningococcal disease sepsis B. She survived the disease, but her lower left leg, right hand and fingers on her left hand had since died. In 2018, her lower right leg was also amputated. The 23-year-old Roosendaalse remained positive and focused entirely on an athletic career. Next week, she will compete in the Para-Athletics World Cup for the second time in Japan and hopes to make he…