SV VELO
Full name | Sportvereniging Verdedig en Loop Op |
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Founded | 14 July 1930 |
SV VELO (short for Sportvereniging Verdedig en Loop Op) is an omnisports club from Wateringen, Netherlands. It has branches for handball, badminton,[1][2] volleyball, football,[1] checkers, boules, road cycling, and martial arts. The first squad football plays in the Eerste Klasse. The badminton division is a leading badminton club in Europe.
History[]
SV VELO was founded on 14 July 1930 as a football club. In 1949, the handball branch was added. In 1960, martial arts was started, in 1966 badminton, in 1972 volleyball, and in 1974 road cycling. In 1991, a boules branch was founded. In 2014, VELO badminton became for the tenth time national champions in badminton.[3]
Notable players[]
- Mia Audina – badminton
- Rachel van Cutsen - badminton
- Jeroen van Dijk – badminton
- Astrid van der Knaap – badminton
- Rune Massing – badminton
- Jim Middelburg – badminton
- Dicky Palyama – badminton
- Alex Vlaar – badminton
- Robert Zwinkels - goalkeeper ADO Den Haag
References[]
- ^ a b "Velo-badminton versterkt zich met oud-international". WOS. 24 August 2020.
De badmintonners van Velo in Wateringen hebben zich voor komend seizoen versterkt met Nick Fransman.
- ^ "Maximale score voor VELO badminton tegen Hoornse". Het Hele Westland. Westmedia. 21 January 2019.
Dit weekend zette de Wateringse badmintonploeg van VELO flinke stappen, om hun doelstelling te realiseren. Met 8-0 werd zaterdag Hoornse BV verslagen. Een dag later speelden de Wateringers 4-4 gelijk tegen koploper Duinwijck. Hierdoor verstevigde VELO plaats drie in de kampioenspoule.
- ^ "Badmintonners VELO voor tiende keer landskampioen". Omroep West. 22 February 2014.
Externe link[]
Coordinates: 52°1′53.91″N 4°16′26.8″E / 52.0316417°N 4.274111°E
Categories:
- Sports clubs in the Netherlands
- Sports clubs in South Holland
- 1930 establishments in the Netherlands
- Football clubs in the Netherlands
- Football clubs in South Holland
- Badminton clubs
- Martial arts in the Netherlands
- Cycling clubs
- Dutch handball clubs
- Dutch volleyball clubs
- Sport in Westland (municipality), Netherlands
- Badminton in the Netherlands