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SV VELO

Coordinates: 52°1′53.91″N 4°16′26.8″E / 52.0316417°N 4.274111°E / 52.0316417; 4.274111
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SV VELO
Full nameSportvereniging Verdedig en Loop Op
Founded14 July 1930

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.

History

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VELO club building

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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Velo-badminton versterkt zich met oud-international". WOS. 24 August 2020. De badmintonners van Velo in Wateringen hebben zich voor komend seizoen versterkt met Nick Fransman.
  2. ^ "Maximale score voor VELO badminton tegen Hoornse". Het Hele Westland. Westmedia. 21 January 2019. Dit weekend zette de Wateringse badmintonploeg van VELO flinke stappen, om hun doelstelling te realiseren. Met 8-0 werd zaterdag Hoornse BV verslagen. Een dag later speelden de Wateringers 4-4 gelijk tegen koploper Duinwijck. Hierdoor verstevigde VELO plaats drie in de kampioenspoule.
  3. ^ "Badmintonners VELO voor tiende keer landskampioen". Omroep West. 22 February 2014.
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52°1′53.91″N 4°16′26.8″E / 52.0316417°N 4.274111°E / 52.0316417; 4.274111