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Netherlands At The 2020 Summer Paralympics
Netherlands competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1960 Summer Paralympics, 1960. Medalists , width="78%" align="left" valign="top" , , width="22%" align="left" valign="top" , Competitors Officials Retired Dutch wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer is Head of mission, Chef de Mission of the Dutch delegation for the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Athletics Seventeen athletes have qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. ;Track & road events ;Men ;Women ;Field events ;Men ;Women Badminton Megan Hollander has qualified to compete. Boccia Cycling Jennette Jansen, Chantal Haenen, Caroline Groot, Larissa Klaassen, Imke Brommer, Alyda Norbruis, Jetze Plat, Mitch Valize, Tim de Vries, Daniel Abraham (cyclist), Daniel Abraham, Vincent ter Schure, Timo Fransen, Tristan Bangma and Patrick Bos have all qual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of The Netherlands
The national flag of the Netherlands ( nl, de Nederlandse vlag) is a horizontal tricolour (flag), tricolour of red, white, and blue. The current design originates as a variant of the late 16th century orange-white-blue ''Prince's Flag, Prinsenvlag'' ("Prince's Flag"), evolving in the early 17th century as the red-white-blue ''Statenvlag'' ("States Flag"), the naval flag of the States General of the Netherlands#Dutch Republic, States-General of the Dutch Republic, making the Dutch flag perhaps the oldest Tricolour (flag), tricolour flag in continuous use.As a flag that symbolises the transformation from monarchy to republic, it has inspired both the derivative Flag of Russia, Russian flag, and after the French Revolution in 1789 the vertically striped Flag of France, French tricolour, both flags in turn influenced many other tricolours. During the economic crisis of the 1930s, the old Prince's Flag with the colour orange gained some popularity among some people. To end the confu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
