We’ll wave them goodbye tomorrow. In the port of Scheveningen. There, our golden team leaves for Tokyo. Eleven athletes who, like children, will symbolically emerge from the mouth of the harbor on mini surfboards, in Optimistjes and a pop-up canoe. With national coach Jaap Zielhuis just behind, sailing in a clog. A little cheesy maybe, but it shows the atmosphere …
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Glowing sharks discovered off New Zealand coast
Researchers at the Catholic University of Louvain and the New Zealand National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research discovered the shark species last year. They write this in a study which was released last week. Three species of sharks These are three different sharks: the false spurdog, the black bellied lantern shark, and the southern lantern shark. These species were …
Read More »Djokovic beats Anderson at Wimbledon in 2018 final rehearsal
© Provided by NU.nl Novak Djokovic reached the third round at Wimbledon on Wednesday with ease. The Serbian world number one was too strong for Kevin Anderson during a repeat of the 2018 three-set final. Djokovic, 34, made a strong impression against Anderson, his one year older. Where he lost another set in the first round to Briton Jack Draper …
Read More »Get ready for the Olympics with these Apple Watch bands
Apple yesterday launched a special collection of Apple Watch straps. The Apple Watch International Collection consists of Sport Loop straps that represent different countries – and the Netherlands is still present. We don’t have to use it for the European Championships, but Apple naturally designed them for the Olympics. Apple Watch International Collection The new bracelet is available in 22 …
Read More »Minke Booij on the Games: “They do better than the men in football”
In less than a month, the time has come: the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Former Den Bosch hockey player Minke Booij is already looking to the future. Who will get high scores there and which athletes is she watching closely? Booij played for HC Den Bosch for years and competed in the Olympics three times. She knows better than anyone …
Read More »Why wild salmon won’t come back to Limburg | 1Limburg
Hundreds of thousands of young salmon are released into the waters of Limburg every year. For eight years. However, the population is still far from stable. “We clean with the tap open,” says Thijs Belgers of the Visserij Beheercommissie Roerdal. In recent weeks he has released around 1,500 young salmon at Vlodrop. This is one of 130,000 young salmon and …
Read More »Anne Van Damme is the first Dutch golfer to compete in the Olympics
Although Van Damme (25) does not qualify for qualification (she was ranked in the world top 100 on June 28), NOC * NSF has taken into account the fact that Arnhem’s wife is seriously disabled on her qualifying work this year. Due to COVID-19 measures, Van Damme was unable to compete in a number of Women’s European Tour tournaments in …
Read More »Anne van Dam, first Dutch golfer at the Olympic Games | sport
Although Van Dam (25) simply does not qualify for qualification (position in the world top 100 on June 28), NOC * NSF has taken into account the fact that Arnhem’s wife has been seriously hampered on her qualification course this year. .due to the Covid 19 measures. As a result, it was not possible for Van Dam to play a …
Read More »Sport Kort: Daughter of former tennis player Korda, new number 1 in golf | sport
Keep up to date with all sports news. We have set up special pages on our website for news from football, tennis, skating, motorsport, cycling and darts, on which the most important topics of these sports are highlighted. In this Sport Kort section, the other posts are mainly covered. Daughter of former tennis player Korda new golf number 1 9:42 …
Read More »Basketball player Arvin Slagter’s Olympic dream comes true: “The medal is realistic”
Whatever the outcome, Slagter and his teammates achieved a historic feat in late May by becoming the first Dutch basketball players to reach the Games. And also in a sensational way, by winning, among others, against the United States, by far the best basketball country in the world. Is he still on a pink cloud? “No, certainly not,” Slagter replies …
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