A new week of work, even more action at the Olympics. In mountain biking we look forward to Mathieu van der Poel and Tom Pidcock, on the tatami someone hopes to beat Shohei Ono and Louis Croenen dives for the first time in the Olympic swimming pool. Curious about what Monday has in store for you? These are the ones …

The Belgian delegation, flag bearer Nafi Thiam and Félix Denayer in the lead, entered the Olympic stadium in Tokyo at around 3:10 p.m. (10:10 p.m. in Japan) on Friday. Hockey player Denayer was accompanied by his teammates Tom Boon and Gus Meurmans, heptathlon player Thiam had invited hurdler Hanne Claes. In addition, the Belgian delegation was made up of chef …

The Dutch rowers convincingly secured a place in the final scull battle. Lisa Scheenaard de Weert and Roos de Jong set the fastest time of their semi-final: 7.08.09. Scheenaard and De Jong had to put up with Canada in the first part of their race, but took the lead in the final phase. The semi-final victory was never in danger …

It is not in the nature of an athlete to lose a match to avoid a strong opponent in the next round. Sarina Wiegman thinks so too. However, the national women’s football coach also knows that in some cases this can be a scenario to consider. For example, it is not an attractive prospect to meet the United States in …

Rowing The day started with the repechage and the rowing heats. Niki van Sprang and Guillaume Krommenhoek were to qualify for the semi-finals of the coxless duo around 3:00 am. The duo finished second in the heat and that was enough to qualify. Marieke Keijser and Ilse Paulis also had to compete in the single scull scull. Keijser and Paulis …

23-07-2021 sport Editorial The opening ceremony is yet to come, but the first Olympic Games in Japan have already been played. The Games are entirely dedicated to the coronavirus. Three Dutch participants have already tested positive and they are unlikely to be the last. Speaking of positive tests, the Olympic Games will not be free from doping cases this year …

Defending champions Brazil started the Olympic football tournament on Thursday with a 4-2 victory over Germany. At half-time, the Brazilians were already leading 3-0, thanks to a clear hat-trick from Richarlison. In additional time for the first half, Matheus Cunha missed the opportunity to score 4-0 from the penalty spot. After the break, Germany fell back to 3-1 via Nadiem …

How would you describe yourself in a few words? “Above all, a father. In addition, loyal, cheerful, positive and athletic. Are you also looking forward to the Olympics? ,, Always, even if it is a little less now, because there is no audience. High level sport without spectators never gets used to. Best feature? “Honest and direct. What you see …

“It kicks in and you can waste your energy” RODEN – Where their classmates play football, hockey, korfball or swimming, brothers Tom (11) and Martijn (9) van Buizen have taken on a whole different sport. They ride BMX and run tens of kilometers from a six-meter-high starting hill. They are not without merit, as the brothers will go to the …

Employees of Olympic Games social media teams are not permitted to share images of kneeling athletes. This is what the organization asked them to do, reports the British newspaper The Guardian Wednesday. According to a person involved, the message came from above in the run-up to the football match between the women’s teams of Great Britain and Chile. Athletes around …