The Dutch Olympic Committee*Netherlands Sports Federation (NOC*NSF) is the National Olympic Committee and umbrella sports federation for the Netherlands, formed in 1993 through the merger of the Dutch Olympic Committee and the Netherlands Sports Federation, and headquartered in Arnhem. It selects and fields the Dutch Olympic team and coordinates funding and support across the country's national sport federations, with the Netherlands traditionally building particular Olympic strength in speed skating, field hockey, cycling and rowing.
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Body TypeNational Olympic Committee, National Paralympic Committee and umbrella sports organisation 1 Headquarters FoundersNederlands Olympisch Comité and Nederlandse Sport Federatie 2 Connections
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Source Wikipedia, International Olympic Committee
Source Wikipedia: NOC*NSF
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1. NOC*NSF - Wikipedia
Lead section
the overall coordinating Dutch sports organisation that also functions as the Dutch National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee
Infobox, Headquarters field
National Sports Centre Papendal, near Arnhem, Netherlands
View the Source2. Nederlands Olympisch Comite - Wikipedia (Dutch)
Geschiedenis sectionQuote, Geschiedenis section
In 1993 fuseerde het Nederlands Olympisch Comité met de Nederlandse Sport Federatie, waarna zij samen doorgingen als NOC*NSF.
Wikipedia: NOC*NSF
Associated With: Paralympic Games, Opening paragraphQuote, Associated With: Paralympic Games, Opening paragraph
also functions as the Dutch National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee
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