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Why Dutch Sportswomen Triumph Worldwide
5 August 2024
It is one of the most striking trends in the international sports world: at major sporting events, Dutch women are winning one medal after the other. This is not only due to luck; the reasons behind this success can be found outside the sport and the sports experience itself.
Hubert Van Innis, the Real William Tell
5 July 2021
As of today, Belgium has won a total of 39 Olympic Medals. Nine of them were accounted for by one man: archer Hubert Van Innis (1866-1961). No other Belgian sportsperson has won more medals. There are still a lot of wild stories circulating about the flamboyant Van Innis. So many, in fact, that his
Amsterdam is Everywhere. The Legacy of the 1928 Olympic Games
2 July 2021
The 1928 Olympics were held in Amsterdam, the only time they’ve taken place in the Netherlands. There is not much left to see nowadays, but fortunately, there is still a visible legacy here and there. No matter where you are in the world, the Amsterdam Games have left their mark – probably even
The Scandalous Suspension of Foekje Dillema
1 July 2021
On 13 July 1950, athlete Foekje Dillema was suspended for life. Because she was supposedly not really a woman, she was no longer allowed to participate in any athletic competitions. It was one of the biggest scandals in Dutch sporting history.
Antwerp Wants to Honour Its Olympic Past
1 July 2021
One hundred years after the Olympic Games in Antwerp, there are at first sight few tangible traces of the Olympiad of 1920 remaining in the city. An interactive walking route through the Olympic neighbourhood of the Kiel and a tour of the famous ring logo at several Olympic venues should change that
Rie Mastenbroek, the Swimmer Who Won Gold in the Wrong Place
28 June 2021
An important name is missing from the collective Dutch sports memory. Rie Mastenbroek (1919-2003) was, in the 1930s, a lauded swimmer of whom the entire country was proud. But after the war, her name fell into oblivion. Mastenbroek won four medals at the 1936 Olympics, which went down in history as