| Country | |
|---|---|
| Code | NED |
| Created | 1912 (Olympic committee) |
| Recognized | 1912 |
| Continental Association | EOC |
| Headquarters | National Sports Centre Papendal, nearArnhem,Netherlands |
| President | Anneke van Zaken-Nieberg |
| Secretary General | Marc van den Tweel [nl] |
| Website | www.nocnsf.nl |
| National Paralympic Committee | |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Code | NED |
| Created | 2007 |
| Recognized | 2007 |
| Continental association | EPC |
| Headquarters | National Sports Centre Papendal, nearArnhem,Netherlands |
| President | Raymon Blondel[1] |
| Secretary General | Marc van den Tweel [nl] |
| Website | www.paralympisch.nl |
TheDutch Olympic Committee*Dutch Sports Federation (Dutch:Nederlands Olympisch Comité*Nederlandse Sport Federatie; IOC Code:NED), generally abbreviatedNOC*NSF, is the overall coordinatingDutch sports organisation that also functions as the DutchNational Olympic Committee andNational Paralympic Committee. NOC*NSF, based at theNational Sports Centre Papendal inArnhem,[2] is the umbrella organisation for sports in the Netherlands, representing more than 23,000 sports clubs and 5.2 million Dutch people involved in sports.
| Member | Term |
|---|---|
| BaronFrits van Tuyll van Serooskerken [nl] | 1898–1924 |
| BaronAlphert Schimmelpenninck van der Oye [nl] | 1925–1943 |
| P. W. Scharroo | 1924–1957 |
| Charles Pahud de Mortanges | 1946–1964 |
| Herman Adriaan van Karnebeek (1903-1989) [nl] | 1964–1977 |
| Kees Kerdel [nl] | 1977–1986 |
| Els van Breda Vriesman | 2001–2008 |
| Anton Geesink | 1987–2010 |
| Hein Verbruggen | 1998–2008 |
| Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands | 1998–2013 |
| Camiel Eurlings | 2013–2018 |
Team NL[3] is the sports team project with the goal of closer association of athletes and fans. It was created joined forces 29 sports associations and NOC*NSF that represents the Dutch athletes 365 days a year at an international top level at European Championships, World Championships and Olympic and Paralympic Games.
In 2024, the Committee nominatedbeach volleyball playerSteven van de Velde for its2024 Olympic team, disregarding the fact that he is a convictedchild rapist and has been placed on thesex offender registry in theUnited Kingdom for life since 2016.[4] The Committee stood by their nomination despite his criminal record forsex crimes and even after the outcry from the British and American public, asserting that van de Velde has "served his sentence".[5]
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