Netherlands

The International Judo Federation (IJF) has awarded its 2015 World Championships Veterans and World Championships Kata events to Amsterdam.

The Dutch Olympic Committee (NOC*NSF) is stepping up its efforts to land the 2019 European Games with a special meeting to be held at the end of the month dedicated to discussing staging the multi-sport event.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has acquired Dutch sports marketing firm Referee Sportsmarketing from travel management company ATPI to boost its winter sports portfolio.

Michael van Praag, the president of the KNVB, football’s administrative body in the Netherlands, has confirmed he will challenge incumbent Sepp Blatter for the presidency of Fifa, the sport’s global governing body.

The Dutch Olympic Committee (NOC*NSF) has said it is considering a bid for the 2019 European Games multi-sport event.

The Belgian Football Association (URBSFA/KBVB) and Royal Netherlands Football Federation (KNVB) have announced that their BeNe League women’s club competition will not be retained beyond the current season.

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) will choose between Stuttgart, Germany and Rotterdam, the Netherlands for the host of its 2019 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships.

The International Triathlon Union has revealed that Mexico will host its World Triathlon Grand Final in 2016 while Rotterdam in the Netherlands will stage the 2017 edition of the showpiece.

Uefa has announced that its new Nations League national team competition will be introduced in 2018, while European football’s governing body has awarded its Women’s Euro 2017 tournament to the Netherlands.

Wasserman Media Group has moved to expand its presence in the European football market with the acquisition of Dutch agency Sport-Promotion.

The Royal Dutch Skating Association (KNSB) has entered into a wide-ranging partnership with South Korean counterpart the Korea Skating Union (KSU) that aims to generate more investment in the sport, among other initiatives.

The English Premier League looks set for another bumper increase when it sells its domestic broadcast rights next year. But what strategies are currently being discussed to try and replicate that kind of increase in the other big four European football leagues? Frank Dunne, Editor of TV Sports Markets, asked the decision-makers in Spanish, French, German and Dutch football at last month’s SPORTELMonaco.

The Netherlands Handball Federation (NHV) remains banned from hosting any European Handball Federation (EHF) national team competitions until December 2016 following a ruling by the federation’s court of arbitration (ECA).

German touring car motor racing series the DTM has selected Dutch circuit Zandvoort as the replacement host for the ninth round of its 2014 season.

China-based United Vansen International Sports Company is set to strike a deal to acquire a controlling stake in Dutch top-tier Eredivisie football club ADO Den Haag.

The European Hockey Federation (EHF) has announced that the 2017 EuroHockey Championships will take place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.