Dutch water polo players were unable to pull off an upset in their second World Cup match in Hungary on Wednesday. Orange lost to the defending champions of the United States (7-11) and must now reach the quarter-finals by a detour. The Americans have won the title at the last three World Cups and the last three Olympics. The team …
Read More »sport
Swimming World Championships: Dutch Mixed Relay Team Stunt with Bronze | sport
It was the Dutch swimming team’s second medal at the tournament in Hungary, after Kamminga’s silver in the 100m breaststroke. At last year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, the Orange quartet finished in sixth place in the 4×100 changeover. Then Toussaint, Kamminga and Korstanje were joined by the now retired Femke Heemskerk. The Netherlands qualified second in Budapest for the final, …
Read More »The 3×3 Basketball World Cup really begins: New Zealanders unpack with the haka (Antwerp)
READ ALSO. IN PICTURE. Antwerp Groenplaats transformed into a basketball paradise for the 3×3 World Cup Admittedly, with four players such a haka is not as impressive as with a full rugby team, but it can still count to open a 3×3 Basketball World Cup. The New Zealand players faced Serbia in one of the first games of the five-day …
Read More »Swimming World Championships: Dutch Mixed Relay Team Stunt with Bronze | sport
It was the Dutch swimming team’s second medal at the tournament in Hungary, after Kamminga’s silver in the 100m breaststroke. At last year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, the Orange quartet finished in sixth place in the 4×100 changeover. Then Toussaint, Kamminga and Korstanje were joined by the now retired Femke Heemskerk. The Netherlands qualified second in Budapest for the final, …
Read More »Rugby League bans trans people from women’s World Cup, other sports struggle too
The decision by the swimming federation FINA was strongly criticized by organizations fighting for equality. Outspoken USA soccer star Megan Rapinoe has called the FINA guidelines “disgusting and cruel”. “Why do some people go to such lengths to prevent a trans person from succeeding in sport?” she wondered. With the CIO now leaving it to the unions to make decisions …
Read More »Swimming World Championships: Toussaint misses a medal in the 100-meter backstroke final | sport
Toussaint’s start was excellent, but then she fell slightly and couldn’t catch the top riders. She also swam a little slower than Sunday in the semifinals. However, it has improved slightly compared to last summer. She finished seventh in that distance at the Olympics. American Smith was supreme and won her second world title. Canadian Kylie Masse won silver, while …
Read More »Michael van Gerwen wrestles Dutch American Van Dongen in New York | sport
Michael van Gerwen started the US Darts Masters with a tough win. De Brabander was 6-4 too strong for Dutch American Jules van Dongen at the Hulu Theater in New York’s Madison Square Garden and thus advanced to the quarter-finals. Van Dongen was born in the Netherlands, but now lives in the United States and also comes out under the …
Read More »Omroep Flevoland – Sport – Roeier Van Sprang wins silver at the World Cup in Poland
Almere rower Niki van Sprang won a silver medal at a World Cup competition in Poznan over the weekend. Van Sprang, who is competing with teammate Lennart van Lierop in the two-man rowboat (the “two without”), finished in the A final behind the New Zealand team that won the gold medal. This is the second World Cup competition of the …
Read More »Trans women banned from top swimming competition, federation wants separate category
FINA is commissioning a working group to study whether it is possible to create a so-called “open category” for transgender women. This way they should also be able to participate at the highest level. The subject was discussed at the FINA Congress in Budapest. More than 71% of swimming associations present voted in favor of the new rules regarding the …
Read More »These are the sixteen host cities of the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico | sport
Eleven host cities have been designated in the United States. These are Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles/SoFi Stadium, Miami, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay Area, and Seattle. In Canada, football will be played in Toronto and Vancouver. Mexico hosts World Cup matches in Guadalajara, Mexico City and Monterrey. “We congratulate the 16 host cities for …
Read More »