National sports of the Netherlands

National sports of the Netherlands

sport as way of life, is widespread in Benelux countries, as well as in Europe in general. Physical training is carried out at very high level, since preschool institutions here, continuing by schools and the universities, and finishing with everyday life of citizens of these countries. Traditions of sports in these countries has very long history and, it is not surprising that the professional athletes representing on the international scene try to obtain great success.

It is possible to allocate the most popular sports among which: cycling, track and field athletics, tennis, speed skating, figure skating, soccer and basketball. But about some of them one after another.

The Dutch and Belgian athletes representing cycling try to obtain the progress thanks to the status of national sport. The Netherlands one of leaders in the world by the number of bicycles per capita. Near Dutches also citizens of Belgium and Luxembourg left.

Sailing sports are more widespread in Holland, and it is not surprising as there is an outlet to the sea and a lot of the reservoirs equipped for this purpose. The few do this sport as it demands special endurance, skills and financing, but many like to observe and support from the coast of athletes.

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Achievements in winter sports of the same Dutches are connected with the general high level of physical training and also careful scientific work of trainers and sports managers.

Separately residents of Luxembourg can be allocated with progress. Athletes of this small, but the proud country, representing which is not often got by medals at the international competitions, but regularly participates in them. As they say: The main thing not a victory, the main thing – participation.

Well and of course, the king of sport - soccer. In Belgium it began to develop relatively recently, but results are visible already now. The national team in soccer rather well competed at the World Cups and Europe. At the club level progress of representatives of this country for certain still ahead. And here the Dutch football players are already many decades one of the best representatives of the profession. Athletes of this state repeatedly were recognized as the best in Europe and the world. And at the club level the representatives of the championship of the Netherlands show good results. All this is natural because the Dutch football school, especially children's, is recognized as the best in the world.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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