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7 February 2014 - Dutch flag-bearer Jorien ter Mors during the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics

Dutch medal count for the Winter Olympics

Did you know that the Netherlands has won 37 gold medals, 38 silver and 35 bronze medals over the history of the modern Winter...
Rio Olympics Team NL

Team NL brings home 19 Olympic medals from Rio

Did you know that Team NL brought home 8 gold medals, 7 silver medals and 4 bronze medals from Rio de Janeiro? Gold medals Anna van...
Did you know that Dutch master chef Piet Brink is making over 22,000 bitterballs in Pyeonchang during the Winter Olympics?

Dutch bitterballs with a Korean twist

Did you know that Dutch master chef Piet Brink is making over 22,000 bitterballs in Pyeonchang during the Winter Olympics? That's around 1,100 to...
Nijmegen

International Four Day Marches in Nijmegen

Did you know that the International Four Days Marches in Nijmegen is the largest marching event in the world? As of tomorrow 47,000 people from...
Johan Cruijff

Football legend Johan Cruijff passes away at the age 68

Did you know that today football legend Johan Cruijff passed away at the age of 68 after losing the battle with cancer? Cruijff is considered...
ice skating

Elfstedentocht 1963: ‘The Hell of 1963’

Did you know that only 1% of the ice skaters of the Elfstedentocht ('Eleven Cities Tour') on 18 January 1963 reached the finish due...
Did you know that 2679 brave people take a 2 km swim today in Amsterdam's canals to raise awareness and funds for the incurable motor-neuron disease ALS?

Swimmers brave Amsterdam’s canals for charity

Did you know that 2679 brave people take a 2 km swim today in Amsterdam's canals to raise awareness and funds for the incurable...
Congrats to the Dutch women's volleyball team for winning silver at the 2017 Women's EuroVolley Championship! Serbia beat the Dutch ladies 20-25, 22-25, 25-18,18-25 in the thrilling final in Azerbaijan.

Dutch women’s volleyball team wins silver at EuroVolley

Congrats to the Dutch women's volleyball team for winning silver at the 2017 Women's EuroVolley Championship! Serbia beat the Dutch ladies 20-25, 22-25, 25-18,18-25 in...

Dutch highlights of Olympics day 1

The day after the opening of the Winter Olympics 2018 the Netherlands is second in the country medal ranking. TeamNL thrived in speed skating...
2018 IIHF World Championship Division II

Guest blog: 42 goals to gold

Rebeka Zanechalova: "I like living in the Netherlands, however there is a part of my life that I miss here very much. I am...