SV VELO
Dutch omnisports club
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SV VELO (short for Sportvereniging Verdedig en Loop Op) is an omnisports club from Wateringen, Netherlands. It has branches for handball, badminton,[1][2] volleyball, football,[1] checkers, boules, road cycling, and martial arts. The first squad football plays in the Eerste Klasse. The badminton division is a leading badminton club in Europe.
Full nameSportvereniging Verdedig en Loop Op
FoundedJuly 14, 1930
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| Full name | Sportvereniging Verdedig en Loop Op |
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| Founded | July 14, 1930 |
History
SV VELO was founded on 14 July 1930 as a football club. In 1949, the handball branch was added. In 1960, martial arts was started, in 1966 badminton, in 1972 volleyball, and in 1974 road cycling. In 1991, a boules branch was founded. In 2014, VELO badminton became for the tenth time national champions in badminton.[3]
Notable players
- Mia Audina – badminton
- Rachel van Cutsen – badminton
- Jeroen van Dijk – badminton
- Astrid van der Knaap – badminton
- Rune Massing – badminton
- Jim Middelburg – badminton
- Dicky Palyama – badminton
- Alex Vlaar – badminton
- Robert Zwinkels – goalkeeper ADO Den Haag