The Latest Breaking News from Netherlands

Defending champion surprised to win ITT on final day in Netherlands, 'I really had no idea that I could do this today'

Between around 1540 and 1590, several thousand people fleeing religious persecution in what is today the Netherlands arrived in England. Political philosopher Hannah Arendt argued in her 1951 book, The Origins of Totalitarianism, that such migrants were the “happier predecessors” of modern refugees, who are faced with the “severest restrictions”.

The Netherlands runner outsprinted Tigst Assefa to complete an unprecedented treble of Olympic gold medals for a woman in the 5000m, 10000m and marathon

Team GB finished second in Rowing’s medal table securing the same number of medals as the Netherlands who had one more gold.

Cyclingnews analyses some of the biggest storylines heading into the third edition of the race

The Netherlands have swept the Olympic hockey tournaments in Paris, becoming the first nation to claim men's and women's gold at the same Games.

Elinor Barker wins decisive final sprint to ensure GB take silver ahead of the Netherlands

The pair won the last of the 12 sprints to move about the Netherlands into silver behind gold medallists Italy.

‘I'm looking forward to a very beautiful race’ Vos says of Netherlands Grand Départ