Approximately 4.5 million of the 16 million people in the Netherlands are registered to one of the 35,000 sports clubs in the country. About two thirds of the population older than 15 years participates in sports weekly.
The Netherlands national rugby league team is the national rugby league team of The Netherlands in a sport that is virtually unknown in the Nederlands. It was formed in January 2003. The national team played its first international match in 2003 against Scotland A, where they lost 22–18.
The Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond is the governing body of cricket in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was formed in 1883 and received a Royal charter in 1958. The KNCB is responsible for the national men's and women's teams, and also for the various domestic competitions, including the Topklasse and Hoofdklasse leagues, and the Twenty20 Cup. The KNCB has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1966. It is one of the oldest national governing bodies in the sport, older than those of many full ICC members. The KNCB is also a member of the European Cricket Council, which organises the European Cricket Championship.
The XIV Racquetball European Championship was held in Brembate (Italy) from July 28 to August 4, 2007, with six men's national teams and four women's national teams in competition. On August 1 started the individual competition.
The World Racquetball Championships are the top-tier racquetball competitions organized by the International Racquetball Federation (IRF).
The XV Racquetball European Championships were held in Nanterre, near Paris, (France) from August 3 to 9 2009, with seven men's national teams and three women's national teams in competition. On August 6 started the individual, doubles, senior and junior competitions.
Catalonia national racquetball team represents the Catalan Racquetball Federation in racquetball international competitions. Competes as a member of the European Racquetball Federation and International Racquetball Federation. Catalonia won the European Championships in 2009, in the overall, men and women competitions.
Germany national racquetball team represents the German Racquetball Federation in racquetball international competitions. Competes as a member of the European Racquetball Federation and International Racquetball Federation. Germany has won the European Championships 5 times in men's competition and 4 in overall's.
Ireland national racquetball team represents Irealnd and the Racquetball Association of Ireland in racquetball international competitions. Competes as a member of the European Racquetball Federation and International Racquetball Federation. Ireland has won the European Championships 7 times in men's competition, 11 times in women's competition and 9 times overall.
The Italy national racquetball team represents the Federazione Italiana Racquetball in racquetball international competitions. Is a member of the European Racquetball Federation and International Racquetball Federation.
Belgium national racquetball team represents the Belgian Racquetball Federation in racquetball international competitions. Is a member of the European Racquetball Federation since 1985 and International Racquetball Federation. Ireland has won the European Championships 9 times in women's competition, 7 times in overall's and 5 in men's competition.
France national racquetball team represents the Fédération Française de Racquetball in racquetball international competitions. It is a member of the European Racquetball Federation and International Racquetball Federation.
The Netherlands Royal Shooting Sport Association, DutchKoninklijke Nederlandse Schutters Associatie, is a shooting sport governing body in the Netherlands which is internationally affiliated with the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) and Muzzle Loaders Associations International Committee (MLAIC).
The Indian racquetball national team has competed at World events from the early 2000s. However the first Indian team under the governance of a federation based in India was formed in 2010. Please see current Team's profile who will represent in 2018 World Racquetball Championship in San Jose, Costa Rica. The team consists of Alok Mehta, Thirumurugan Thiyagarajan (Thiru), Yash Doshi and Sumeet Kamat. In 2016, Team India traveled to play world championships at Cali, Colombia. The four delegate team consists of; Alok Mehta, Rajiv Varadarajan, Sriram Ravindran and Thirumurugan Thiyagarajan (Thiru). At the 2014 World Championships in Burlington, Canada, India was represented by Rajiv Varadarajan, Sumeet Kamat, Pratap Ballalasamudra and captain Alok Mehta.The 2012 team consisting of Venkat Vejju, Nirup Shetty, Ashish Mehta and captain Sathwik Rai represented India at the 2012 World Championships in Santo Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The 2012 team was coached part-time by Dave Schwent. The team and sport is governed by the Racquetball Association of India (RAI) currently based in Hyderabad, India.
The Netherlands competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Dutch athletes had competed at every edition of the Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, with the exception of the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis and 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, which the Netherlands boycotted because of the Soviet invasion of Hungary.
Cornelis Huig Jan "Jan-Cor" van der Greef is a Dutch sport shooter. He has competed for the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and also established a junior world record for a fifth-place finish at the 2003 European Championships in Brno, Czech Republic. Van der Greef is a member of Snip Shooting Club and a resident athlete of the Royal Netherlands Shooting Federation, where he trains under head coach Nelia Heemskerk.
Joan Kennedy is an Irish racquetball player. She represented the Republic of Ireland a number of times in international Ladies Racquetball competitions. She was European Racquetball Federation Ladies Singles Champion in 2003, and that year also captained the Ladies team which won the team competition, played in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands. Kennedy has won numerous national and local titles in Ireland, including National Ladies Singles in 1999 and 2002, representing Dolla Racquetball Club and Templederry Racquetball Club. She has won Canon Hayes Sports and Cidona/Tipperary Sports Awards and is now retired.
The XIX Racquetball European Championships were held in The Hague, (Netherlands) from September 13 to 16 2017, with four men's national teams and three women's national teams in competition. No senior or junior competitions were held in The Hague due to the lack of court time. This marks the first time since 1995 that the European Racquetball Championships were not held in one venue.
The Netherlands women's national under-21 field hockey team represent the Netherlands in women's international under-21 field hockey and is controlled by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond, the governing body for field hockey in the Netherlands.
The Netherlands men's national under-21 field hockey team represents the Netherlands in men's international under-21 field hockey and is controlled by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond, the governing body for field hockey in the Netherlands.
