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Tokyo awakening: Lavreysen starts chasing treble and Hassan leads 10

Tokyo awakening: Lavreysen starts chasing treble and Hassan leads 10

But before that, the medals are first distributed on the Izu cycle path in the Dutch morning. Madison is on the men’s program today. A new element to the Games, also known as the driving race. The Van Schip / Havik couple are driving for the Netherlands. This is immediately the only game in which medals can be won. In …

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Zealand will receive more than 800 forest football pitches

Zealand will receive more than 800 forest football pitches

“data-revoke =”“> According to the province of Zeeland, this additional forest is needed to meet climate goals and improve biodiversity. It is defined in the Zeeland Forest Vision. He says Zeeland will gain 425 hectares of forest by 2030. That’s more than eight hundred football fields in the new forest. Alderman Gino Depauw van Hulst and MP Anita Pijpelink planted …

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Olympic Games program Monday August 2: which Dutch?

Olympic Games program Monday August 2: which Dutch?

Dafne Schippers in training with the Olympic track team; behind her Churandy Martina. Photo: ANP / Robin van Lonkhuijzen With bronze for Marit Bouwmeester, the number of Olympic medals for TeamNL rose to 17. We arrived in Tokyo in Olympic week two, again bursting with sport. Which Dutch will all be in action on Monday August 2? Either way, Dafne …

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New Zealand searches for family of stranded baby orca

New Zealand searches for family of stranded baby orca

Off New Zealand, the search for the group of killer whales to which a baby animal belongs has been going on for days. The two- to six-month-old cub was separated from his family after a storm and washed up among rocks in Plimmerton, on the North Island near Wellington. Since then, a group of experts and volunteers have taken care …

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It was day 2: the Dutch fight, go down, go up and get fooled

It was day 2: the Dutch fight, go down, go up and get fooled

Even before Mathieu van der Poel’s Olympic debut, there is already a lot to do for Dutch sports fans. Arno Kamminga is the first Dutchman to have a chance to win a medal on day three of the Olympic Games. At 4:12 a.m., the swimmer will compete in the 100-meter butterfly with Olympic champion Adam Peaty, among others. If you …

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advertising and hockey come before the Orange Lionesses

advertising and hockey come before the Orange Lionesses

Vivianne Miedema has scored twice again for the Orange Lionesses. Photo: AFP / Yoshikazu Tsuno The Orange Lionesses really pulverized China at the Tokyo Olympics: 8-2. Only nobody saw it. The we chose Dutch men’s hockey “for journalistic reasons”. The choice comes on we faced with many criticisms on social networks. Hockey and publicity also dominated this afternoon with regard …

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Dressage team fifth in country final after spectacular Gal final stage

Dressage team fifth in country final after spectacular Gal final stage

The Netherlands have never won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in the Special Grand Prix, the national final. During Anky van Grunsven’s time, the Netherlands won four silver medals and one bronze. “We can train for another three years and then we’ll see. Total US is a mega talent and he can do anything for an 8.5 or …

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