Tag: Olympic Games
Olympic Games: Province of Utrecht is better than Belgium and Brazil
Gold Sharon van Rouwendaal (Soest, 10 km open water swimming, individual)Femke Bol (Amersfoort, 4×400 meters mixed)Men’s hockey (5 players Kampong, Bilthoven resident Thierry Brinkman)Women’s hockey team (5 players SCHC, 1…
2024 Olympics: at the close of the Games, “the objective has been exceptionally achieved”
The pressure of the Olympic Games rested on the shoulders of the French athletes, who were expected to deliver. President Emmanuel Macron had set the tone by hoping for a…
2024 Olympics: Final curtain falls on the Paris Olympic Games at Club France
The Paris 2024 Games are now over, it’s time for Los Angeles 2028. The closing ceremony took place on Sunday, August 11 at the Stade de France, north of Paris.…
Sisters ran ‘Olympic marathon’ in Sifan Hassan’s footsteps: ‘It was like really participating in the Games’
“We watched breathlessly, it was extra fun to watch her the day after your own marathon,” says Valerie. “We screamed really loudly in the hotel room. We wanted to stand…
Radiant Femke Bol carries flag at closing ceremony of Olympic Games
“Femke has achieved something unique here in Paris,” explained chef de mission Pieter van den Hoogenband. “Her final sprint in the 4×400 meters will forever be etched in the Dutch…
Behind the rain of medals, a torrent of losers: the virtues of defeat
Away from the Olympic podiums, the majority of athletes participating in the Games are ultimately losers. Is a defeat necessarily a failure? How do athletes and their supporters approach this…
Olympic Games: Bol flag bearer at closing ceremony
The Dutch women’s hockey team also won the third duel at the Olympic Games. The Dutch team, with Luna Fokke from Kampong in Utrecht and Renée van Laarhoven, Lisa Post,…
Bol carries flag at closing ceremony: ‘Her final sprint is etched in our collective memory’
It is the first time that the Dutch flag is carried by two athletes during the closing ceremony. “Femke has achieved a unique feat here in Paris”, explains chef de…
Olympic Games: Van Schip disqualified after headbutt
The Dutch women’s hockey team also won the third duel at the Olympic Games. The Dutch team, with Luna Fokke from Kampong in Utrecht and Renée van Laarhoven, Lisa Post,…
In the news: Farewell to the Paris Olympics
“Paris was magical ” exclaims The Sunday Tribunewho hopes that France will know ” keep the flame alive », ” cThis enchanted parenthesis will have » we are told, “…