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A healthy mind in a healthy body. From recreational exercise to elite competition, sport plays an important role in student life at the UvA.


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The 2026 summer of sport | ‘We celebrate being queer by playing handball together’

22 juli 2026 - 07:30
Marinde van Dijk during (another) handball match
It is summer, which means the season of major sporting events is once again in full swing. UvA students are taking part in many of them too. What is at stake? That is the focus of Folia’s six-part series The 2026 Summer of Sport. This week: Marinde van Dijk (24) is participating in the Eu...
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The 2026 summer of sport | “Playing in the Eredivisie is a childhood dream”

15 juli 2026 - 07:45
Noach Shenkman
It is summer, which means the season of major sporting events is once again in full swing. UvA students are taking part in many of them too. What is at stake? That is the focus of Folia’s six-part series The 2026 Summer of Sport. This week: UvA student Noach Shenkman (19) begins his first season a...
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The 2026 summer of sport | “You can earn a bit of extra cash with a criterium”

8 juli 2026 - 07:45
UvA student Quinten Veling (27) wins the Oderrundfahr stage race in eastern Germany in 2025.
It’s summer, which means all the major sporting events are kicking off again. UvA students are also getting fully involved. What’s at stake? That’s the subject of the six-part Folia series The sporting summer of 2026. This week, UvA student and cyclist Quinten Veling (27) is getting through th...
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The 2026 summer of sport | “This is the Wimbledon of rowing tournaments”

1 juli 2026 - 07:45
Loïs Hoexum
It is summer, which means the season of major sporting events is once again in full swing. UvA students are taking part in many of them too. What is at stake? That is the focus of Folia’s six-part series The 2026 Summer of Sport. This week: UvA student Loïs Hoexum (23) is competing with her rowin...
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These student cafés are open tonight for the Netherlands v Morocco match

29 juni 2026 - 13:29
These student cafés are open tonight for the Netherlands v Morocco match
Football-loving students face a dilemma tonight: do you choose a good night’s sleep, or do you set your alarm for the World Cup match between the Netherlands and Morocco? Those who decide they would rather cheer for Oranje in the middle of the night can head to one of these student cafés.
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The 2026 summer of sport | “You can really express yourself through handball”

24 juni 2026 - 07:45
The Dutch student handball team at the World Championships in Bordeaux. Valerie Smits is number 22.
It’s summer, which means all the major sporting events are kicking off again. UvA students are also getting fully involved. What’s at stake? That’s the theme of the six-part Folia series The Summer of Sport 2026. This week, UvA student Valerie Smits (23) is at the World Handball Championship i...
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Which UvA students will be crowned Dutch Student Champions this weekend?

4 juni 2026 - 07:45
The GNSK 2025
Exactly fifty years after its founding, Amsterdam’s USC has the honour of organising the annual Groot Nederlands Studenten Kampioenschap (GNSK). These three UvA students will be taking part in the multi-day sporting tournament this weekend, which features no fewer than thirteen different disciplin...
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Sport | USC has been “embraced by a large and diverse group of UvA athletes” for fifty years

5 mei 2026 - 07:30
Sporting at USC
It took a decade of bureaucratic wrangling, but in 1976 the University Sports Centre of the UvA finally came into being. Fifty years later, the USC has grown into the largest sports organisation in Amsterdam. “It was a logistical nightmare.”
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“Significant noise nuisance” due to demolition and structural work on J/K sports centre

2 maart 2026 - 13:57
The space in the basement of REC-J/K, where the sports centre will be built
During the summer months, there will be “significant noise nuisance” in building J/K of the REC. During this period, the contractor will begin demolition and structural work on the new sports centre, which is scheduled to open in early 2027.
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UvA graduate and gymnast Elze Geurts wins Paulien van Deutekom Prize

23 januari 2026 - 11:01
Elze Gerts receives the award from Paulien van Deutekom's husband Kay van der Kooi (left) and brother Roland van Deutekom (right).
Sport often revolves around that one goal, but last year UvA student and gymnast Elze Geurts (30) learned betting on both sides. This week, Geurts won the Paulien van Deutekom Prize for personal growth at the Amsterdam Sports Gala. “In order to secure my gymnastics career, I had to choose my caree...
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Sport | UvA concludes new agreement on elite sport

28 november 2025 - 12:00
Sport | UvA concludes new agreement on elite sport
The UvA wants to provide even better support to top athletes at universities in the coming years, particularly in the area of flexible education. Today, the UvA, together with other universities and colleges and the sports organisation NOC*NSF, is signing a new agreement.
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Fitness to open in REC’s J/K building at the end of 2026

5 november 2025 - 08:00
The basement of building J/K of REC, where a sports centre will be realized.
It has been under consideration and discussion for a long time, but now the plans are actually being realized: a USC fitness branch in the basement of building J/K on the Roeterseiland campus. The tender process is underway, with completion scheduled for the end of next year.
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“In frisbee, we don’t swear at each other”

17 juni 2025 - 11:19
Leeloo Lievestro: “Throwing is really a matter of technique.”
Next week, UvA student Leeloo Lievestro (19) will play her third Ultimate Frisbee World Cup in the Spanish summer sun. That sounds more relaxing than it is: she will be running her heart out for six hours a day, six days a week, to secure a place in the top 8 for the Dutch team. “Everyone is going...
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Sport | “When we ran the Amsterdam UMC Run together for the first time, Astrid was still in a wheelchair”

20 mei 2025 - 08:31
Sport | “When we ran the Amsterdam UMC Run together for the first time, Astrid was still in a wheelchair”
This coming Sunday, 25 May, the annual Amsterdam UMC Run will take place around and through Amsterdam UMC. Cardiologist and intensivist Wim Lagrand has been taking part since 2019 alongside his former patient, Astrid Breton, who was on his ICU ward. “Being cheered on by the crowd as though I’ve ...
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Affordable sports for students will stay, but cultural institutions face uncertainty

15 mei 2025 - 11:32
The entrance of cultural centre Crea.
Student sports will remain affordable for students. This was made clear by Education Minister Bruins on Wednesday afternoon during a debate in the House of Representatives. The situation remains unclear for cultural institutions such as Crea.
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Self-defence course at USC always fully booked: “Wanted to learn how to protect myself”

9 april 2025 - 10:01
Self-defence course at USC always fully booked: “Wanted to learn how to protect myself”
For six years, the Self-Defence for Women course at the University Sports Centre has been fully booked. Trainer Maarten Lok teaches women how to be resilient during a possible attack. “Participants feel more confident from the outset once they start to pick up the techniques.”
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In this gym you don’t work the body, but you cleanse the mind

11 november 2024 - 13:29
In this gym you don’t work the body, but you cleanse the mind
Breathing, sound healing and an ice bath: in the “mental car wash”, an idea by UvA professor Levi Van Dam, young adults work on their mental health. “This is voluntarily putting yourself in a stressful situation and trying to stay calm.”
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Para-athlete Fleur Jong wants two medals in Paris: “I had to learn how to win”

20 augustus 2024 - 14:36
Para-athlete Fleur Jong wants two medals in Paris: “I had to learn how to win”
Over the past two Paralympic Games, UvA student Fleur Jong (28) grew as a top athlete. She now knows who she is and what she wants on the athletics track in Paris: two medals. “Now when I break a record or win something, I can really enjoy it.”
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Gold for UvA student Derck de Vilder at the Olympics: here‘s how he and the rest fared

12 augustus 2024 - 16:55
Gold for UvA student Derck de Vilder at the Olympics: here‘s how he and the rest fared
Four UvA students could be admired at the Olympic Games in Paris. After the final ceremony on Sunday evening, we can see the overall results. How did they perform at the world's biggest sporting event? Can they continue their studies at the UvA in possession of honorary metal?
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Relay runner Elvis Afrifa (26) heading for Paris at the last minute: “Incredibly happy and relieved”

25 juli 2024 - 09:59
Relay runner Elvis Afrifa (26) heading for Paris at the last minute: “Incredibly happy and relieved”
Last year, relay runner Elvis Afrifa (26) struggled with a serious injury, but this season he is in “the flow.” He became Dutch champion in the 100 meter race, won a silver medal at the European Championships in Rome, and qualified for Paris in the nick of time. “It’s also a little unreal fo...
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Field hockey player Derck de Vilder (25) going to the Olympics: “Studies on hold”

9 juli 2024 - 09:37
Field hockey player Derck de Vilder (25) going to the Olympics: “Studies on hold”
UvA student Derck de Vilder is going to play field hockey in the Summer Olympics in Paris, which start July 26th. How did he secure a place in the selection and what does he expect from the event? 
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Never before has UvA-student Elze Geurts been so close to the Olympics

3 juli 2024 - 11:27
Never before has UvA-student Elze Geurts been so close to the Olympics
The Olympics? Ten years ago it was unthinkable for gymnast Elze Geurts. Meanwhile, at 29, she is in great shape, “better than I’ve ever been,” and has been scoring high in the Dutch rankings all season. And then, just before the Olympic qualifiers she suffered injuries.
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From gym classes in icy classrooms to 20,000 members: 80 years of sports history at the UvA

27 juni 2024 - 09:00
From gym classes in icy classrooms to 20,000 members: 80 years of sports history at the UvA
While now every UvA student almost mindlessly takes out a membership at the University Sports Center (USC), sports at the university just after World War II were mainly something for go-getters. In his book Meeting through Movement, sports historian Jurryt van de Vooren draws on 80 years of universi...
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