Dutch relay swimmers won bronze in the 4×50 meter freestyle at the World Short Course Championships. Kim Busch, Maaike de Waard, Kira Toussaint and Valerie van Roon were just a little faster in Melbourne with 1.35.36 than Sweden, who finished fourth. Team USA won gold in 1:33.89 and Australia finished second in front of their home crowd (1:34.23). The swimmers …
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*** Next year, the Toyota Racing Series will be back, at least under a different name. The FIA took the series under its wing in New Zealand and it is now called Formula Regional Ociena, in reference to the oceanic continent. An important fact for young people who aim for the famous Superlicence points, which give access to Formula 1, …
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Zoi Sadowski-Synnott made sporting history for New Zealand on Sunday. The snowboarder gave her country the first-ever gold medal at the Winter Games in slopestyle. Sadowski-Synnott, 20, posted a score of 92.88 on his third and final run in the final at Genting Snow Park, outclassing the competition. American Julia Marino had previously been in contention for gold, but she …
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Lionel Messi has confirmed he will play his final World Cup match on Sunday. The 35-year-old star player then faces Argentina against France or Morocco for the world title. “I want to complete my journey through five world championships there,” he told Argentinian reporters after the semi-final win over Croatia (3-0). “My last game in the World Cup will be …
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Solomon Islands will not go to the World Cup. After a few stunts in a row, the dream came to an end in the game against New Zealand. They were no less than 5-0 too strong for the archipelago. The Solomon Islands won against the Cook Islands (2-0), Tahiti (3-1) and Papua New Guinea (3-2). As a result, the romantics …
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The Dutch skaters finished fourth in the team pursuit at the World Cup in Calgary. The occasional trio of Reina Anema, Marijke Groenewoud and Irene Schouten were well beaten by the Canadian Olympic champion. Japan came second, the United States third. The Netherlands were immediately slightly behind the Canadian; Ivanie Blondin, Valérie Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann. The skaters could no …
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13 dec 2022 om 10:27Update: een uur geleden Despite setting a Dutch record, Marrit Steenbergen missed out on medals on Tuesday in the 200-meter individual medley at the World Short Course Swimming Championships. The Dutch finished fourth in Melbourne, Australia. The Dutch relay teams also failed to finish on the podium. Steenbergen, 22, clocked 2:04.94. This made her almost three …
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Jutta Leerdam also won the third 1000 meters of the World Cup. In Calgary, the world sprint champion beat American Kimi Goetz and Austrian Vanessa Herzog in 1.12.82. Leerdam were already the fastest in World Cup competitions in Stavanger and Heerenveen. In Calgary, she faced Antoinette Rijpma-De Jong in the penultimate stage. With a fast second turn, skater Jumbo-Visma left …
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The New Zealand Olympic Committee announced today that Hubbard has been selected to the country’s women’s team. With four others, she will go to the Tokyo Olympics. New qualification rules New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard was born a boy but underwent gender reassignment surgery when she was around 30. As a woman, she is allowed to compete at the Games, …
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Intercontinental GT: Calado, Fuoco and Pier Guidi win the 12 Hours of the Gulf after problems for Audi and Mercedes-AMG 34 cars took part in the last GT race of 2022 The Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi hosted the 12 Hours of the Gulf this Sunday, the season finale of the Intercontinental GT Challenge powered by Pirelli. GruppeM Racing’s …
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