Yesterday was an awesome day for the Dutch sport; two Olympic gold medals. The first and definitely the most inspirational medal went to Dutch swimmer Maarten van der Weijden who won the 10 km open water swim.

I don’t think I can think of anyone else who deserves a gold medal more than him. Seven years ago Maarten van der Weijden got diagnosed with leukemia and after spending 6 months in hospital he survived this horrible disease to come back and become the first Olympic champion on this new Olympic sport.

The second gold medal for Holland yesterday was sensational as well. The Dutch waterpolo girls surprised everyone when they kicked Italy out of the tournament in the quarter finals and reached the finals by beating the ever so strong team of Hungary in the semi-finals.

In the finals they had to play the world champions; the United States. In a very exiting sit-on-the-edge-of-your-seat match the Dutch girls were victorious and grabbed the gold medal with a 9-8 score. No one expected Holland to get this far let alone win the Olympic tournament. But they worked so hard for it and they definitely deserved the win!

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