- Source: SV VELO
SV VELO (short for Sportvereniging Verdedig en Loop Op) is an omnisports club from Wateringen, Netherlands. It has branches for handball, badminton, volleyball, football, 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.
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.
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
References
Externe link
Official website