Dutch beach volleyball player convicted for raping British child heading to Olympics
Convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde will represent the Netherlands in the Olympic beach volleyball team next month, eight ...
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Groningen’s Bram Buigel runs towards his dreams
Since he was 11 years old, Bram Buigel has been obsessed with running. Initially taking to the sport as a ...
Dutch women bring home short track relay gold
The Dutch winter Olympics team is a bit richer now after the women short track team won gold in the ...
RUG professors predict 34-medal haul for Netherlands in Tokyo Olympics
Two economists have been crunching the numbers University of Groningen economists Fabian ten Kate and Elmer Sterken have released their ...
Maarten van der Weijden donates 6.1 million euros raised during swim to charity
Following a donation to a Leeuwarden breast cancer center earlier this month, Olympic swimming gold medallist Maarten van der Weijden ...
Maarten van der Weijden getting statue in Burdaard
The Frisian town of Burdaard is planning to erect a statue of Olympic gold medallist Maarten van der Weijden in ...
Olympian Maarten van der Weijden swimming Elfstedentocht route (UPDATE)
Maarten van der Weijden, a gold medal-winning Olympic swimmer, is swimming a gruelling 200-kilometre route along the Eleven Cities in ...
Olympic champion Epke Zonderland now a doctor
In 2012, Frisian gymnast Epke Zonderland won gold at the London Olympic Games, and this past Thursday, Zonderland achieved a ...
Back problems plagued Sven Kramer during Olympics
Frisian long track speed skater Sven Kramer says he was not in top form during the Olympic Games in PyeongChang ...
Dutch speed skating’s secret weapon: statistics from Groningen
The closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics signified the end of the Games last week in South Korea. While ...
