Tag: Olympic Games
‘The Tour is a great showcase to promote women’s cycling’
“The Tour is a great way to promote cycling among women,” says Voogt. “Cycling is just as much fun for women as it is for men. And yes, what’s not…
2024 Olympics: Heartache for Olympic visitors as they leave
After more than two weeks of sport and celebration, after the departure of the athletes on Monday, the visitors who had come for the Olympic Games are also leaving Paris.…
Olympic Games: Record 15 gold medals for the Netherlands
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,…
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,…