DutchNews.nl - DutchNews.nl brings daily news from The Netherlands in English

3 November 2025
Newsletter Donate Advertise
  • News
  • Life in the Netherlands
  • Jobs
  • Podcast
  • About us
  • Search
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Election 2025
  • Art and culture
  • Sport
  • Europe
  • Society
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Housing
  • Education
  • News
    • Home
    • Economy
    • Election 2025
    • Art and culture
    • Sport
    • Europe
    • Society
    • Environment
    • Health
    • Housing
    • Education
  • Life in the Netherlands
    • Latest
    • Opinion
    • Books
    • Travel
    • 10 Questions
    • Learning Dutch
    • Inburgering with DN
    • Food & Drink
    • Ask us anything
  • Jobs
  • Podcast
  • About us
    • Team
    • Donate
    • Advertise
    • Writing for Dutch News
    • Contact us
    • Privacy
    • Newsletter
  • Search

More gold for Paralympic swimmers and cyclists in Tokyo

August 26, 2021
Chantelle Zijderveld (left) and Lisa Kruger celebrate gold and silver in the women's 100m breaststroke. Photo: AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi
Chantelle Zijderveld (left) and Lisa Kruger celebrate gold and silver in the women’s 100m breaststroke. Photo: AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi

Dutch athletes have enjoyed another successful day in the pool and velodrome on the second day of the Paralympics in Tokyo.

Chantalle Zijderveld broke her own world record, set in the semi-finals, as she won the SB9 100m breaststroke convincingly in a time of 1 minute 10.99 seconds, adding to her silver medal at the 50m distance on Wednesday.

Her compatriot Lisa Kruger finished second as Zijderveld avenged Kruger’s surprise victory five years ago in Rio, when Zijderveld had to settle for bronze.

Another world record holder, Rogier Dorsman, took gold in the men’s 400m freestyle, while Liesette Bruinsma won silver over the same distance for women, as American Anastasia Pagonis set a new world record.

Earlier on Thursday partially sighted Larissa Klaassen won the 1,000m time trial on the cycling track with pilot Imke Brommer. Klaassen, who won silver five years ago in Rio, collapsed exhausted on the ground after her victory. ‘It hurts, but pain has never felt so good,’ she said.

After two days the Netherlands stands fifth in the medal table, with five gold medals and three silvers.

Share this article
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Reddit
  • Copy URL
Sport
Thank you for donating to DutchNews.nl.

We could not provide the Dutch News service, and keep it free of charge, without the generous support of our readers. Your donations allow us to report on issues you tell us matter, and provide you with a summary of the most important Dutch news each day.

Make a donation
Latest
Show more
No extra seat for D66 after overseas votes declared in The Hague
Eli Lilly to invest €2.7 billion in new factory near Leiden
Van Weel criticised for stopgap solution over help for refugees
Jesse Klaver to lead GroenLinks-PvdA into coalition talks
Asylum seekers from “safe” countries to lose right to work in NL
NewsHomeEconomyElection 2025Art and cultureSportEuropeSocietyEnvironmentHealthHousingEducation
Life in the NetherlandsLatestOpinionBooksTravel10 QuestionsLearning DutchInburgering with DNFood & DrinkAsk us anything
About usTeamDonateAdvertiseWriting for Dutch NewsContact usPrivacyNewsletter
© 2025 DutchNews | Cookie settings

Help us to keep providing you with up-to-date news about this month's Dutch general election.

Our thanks to everyone who donates regularly to Dutch News. It costs money to produce our daily news service, our original features and daily newsletters, and we could not do it without you.

If you have not yet made a donation, or did so a while ago, you can do so via these links

The DutchNews.nl team

Donate now

Dutchnews Survey

Please help us making DutchNews.nl a better read by taking part in a short survey.

Take part now