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Lieke Martens and Cristiano Ronaldo

Lieke Martens voted UEFA Women’s Player of the Year

Did you know that Dutch soccer player Lieke Martens was named UEFA Women's Player of the Year tonight? Cristiano Ronaldo won his third UEFA...
Guus Hiddink

Dutch football coach becomes national hero in South Korea

Did you know that Dutch football coach Guus Hiddink became a national hero in South Korea after the national team reached the semi finals...
Did you know that the Holland Heineken House is the home away from home for Dutch athletes and fans in Pyeongchang?

Holland Heineken House: home away from home in Korea

Did you know that the Holland Heineken House is the home away from home for Dutch athletes and fans in Pyeongchang?Staged at the LaKai Sandpine...
Did you know that Team NL kicks serious ass in speed skating at the Olympics? During the last Winter Olympics in Sochi the Netherlands won 24 medals in total: 23 in long-track speed skating and one in short-track speed skating.

TeamNL kicks ass in Olympic speed skating

Did you know that TeamNL kicks serious ass in speed skating at the Olympics?During the last Winter Olympics in Sochi the Netherlands won 24...
Did you know that speed skating champ Ireen Wüst is the youngest Dutch Winter Olympic medalist in history?

Dutch ice skating champ Ireen Wüst

Did you know that speed skating champ Ireen Wüst is the youngest Dutch Winter Olympic medalist in history?At the age of 19 she won...
fierljeppen

Fierljeppen (‘far leaping’) in Friesland

Did you know that 'fierljeppen' (far leaping) originates with farmers who used poles to cross waterways that divided plots of land? Today fierljeppen is...
Enschede Marathon

The oldest marathon of the Netherlands

Did you know that Enschede Marathon is the oldest marathon of the Netherlands and the second oldest marathon of Europe (after Košice Peace Marathon)?Olympic...
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...
Nijmegen

Via Gladiola in Nijmegen (International Four Day Marches)

Did you know that the participants of the Four Days Marches in Nijmegen receive a glorious entry on the last day near the finish?As...
Hindeloopen

First Frisian Skating Museum in Hindeloopen

Did you know that the First Frisian Skating Museum in Hindeloopen houses the world's largest collection of ice skates?Also on display: memorabilia of all...