Harrie Lavreysen gave the Netherlands the eighth gold medal today. He beat his good friend Jeffrey Hoogland in the sprint final. For example, TeamNL won gold and silver on the track. Nouchka Fontijn took care of the first medal of the day (bronze) earlier today. Today, there will still be gold or silver (hockey players). The Netherlands now occupy ninth …

The Burgh-Haamstede company grew with the production of cloned fern cuttings. This cloning technique is a boon for indoor plant growers. Because the cuttings are the same, they can work much more efficiently. The high-tech company is now also focusing on another branch of sport, that of garden ferns. With this in mind, a 1,500 square meter laboratory is being …

It was already a very hard job before this replacement to reach the final. The Netherlands weren’t among the top countries after three quarters of the race, which is why Martina seemed to want to take an extra risk by starting early. This meant Garia couldn’t catch up with him to pass the baton before Martina left the transition zone. …

In the Netherlands you can buy a nice middle class car with the proceeds of a gold medal, our colleagues at RTL Z found out earlier. For example, gold earns Sifan Hassan 30,000 euros. A silver medal earns a Dutch athlete 22,500 euros and a bronze medal at 15,000 euros. At the neighbors The bonus with our southern neighbors, Belgium, …

Look here for the full schedule in Tokyo. Click here to see the full medal count. De Grasse wins Olympic gold in the 200 meters 3:12 p.m. André De Grasse won the 200 meters at the Olympics. The Canadian athlete set a new Canadian record of 19.62 seconds in the final, beating Kenneth Bednarek and reigning world champion Noah Lyles, …

Dutch sprinter Taymir Burnet failed to qualify for the 200-meter final at the Tokyo Olympics. The 28-year-old from Curacao ran aground in the semifinals finishing eighth and last in his heat with a time of 20.90. Reaching the final was an almost impossible task for the Dutchman. In the series he ran the 23rd time and in the field of …

Reaching the final was an almost impossible task for the Dutchman. In the series he ran the 23rd time and in the field of top sprinters in the United States and Canada, among others, Burnet was covered in snow. In the series, he clocked a season best time of 20.60. He did not reach the final. “My body said no …

About three months ago, Albers received a message from national coach Alyson Annan which touched me hard, Albers said after the quarterfinal victory against New Zealand (3-0). “In a one-on-one conversation she made it clear to me that if my game didn’t improve, the European Championship and the Games would be a difficult story,” said Albers. “Looking back, it was …

At the 2016 Games, TeamNL won nineteen medals. The counter is now at twenty and there will be a medal for boxer Nouchka Fontijn, already assured of bronze in the category up to 75 kilograms. In the closing days of the Games, it must become clear whether it will eventually be gold or silver. In Rio, the Netherlands won eight …

Medal or not, New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has made history. She is the first transgender athlete to qualify for the Olympics. New qualification rules Hubbard was born as a boy, but underwent gender reassignment surgery in his thirties. As a woman, she was allowed to participate in the Games, in part thanks to the new qualification rules of the …