The Olympic weeks of 2016
The relevance of Olympic split seconds, and millimeters amongst champions vending for the illusion of national pride, and the bloody battle, in full color on our screens, over Aleppo, captured our full attention, More...
Martina wants to inspire: “Never give up!”
WILLEMSTAD - There are athletes who after missing an Olympic medal burst into tears or scold the whole lot together. Sprinter Churandy Martina is a contrast he will always smile and stay positive. Similarly in the More...
Our own Churandy Martina goes to finals in 200m
WILLEMSTAD - Churandy Martina has placed himself at the Olympics for the final. The 32-year-old Curaçao-born finished his semifinal surprised as second (20.10 seconds) In 2008 and 2012 the smiling sprinter was More...
Churandy through to semifinals
RIO DE JANEIRO - Churandy Martina has qualified for the semifinals in the 200 meters. Curacao sprinter ran in his heat to second place in 20.29 seconds. The best two of each heat plus the four best times advance More...
Good to know: First black athlete to win swimming medal in the Olympics was from Curaçao
WILLEMSTAD - Enith Sijtje Maria Brigitha (born April 15, 1955 in Willemstad, Curaçao) was the first black athlete to win a swimming medal in the Olympics. No other black female swimmer won an individual medal in More...
Curaçaoan gets a place in the International Swimming Hall of Fame
WILLEMSTAD – June 20, 2015 was a very special day for the Curaçao born, Enith Brigitha. She was given a place in the prestigious International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida during a solemn More...
Martina also wins 200 m title
AMSTERDAM, WILLEMSTAD – After his title in the 100 meters, Churandy Martina takes the gold in the 200 meters at the NK athletics in Amsterdam. The Curaçao athlete, who in two weeks will defend his European title More...
Martina and Mariano pay visit to CTB
WILLEMSTAD - After the warm welcome on his native island, Churandy Martina recently visited the director of the Curaçao Tourist Board (CTB) as a sign of appreciation for the ongoing sponsorship. He did this in More...
Politics interfered with NAOC
WILLEMSTAD - Remco Tevreden is no longer in the service of the Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee (NAOC). This has to do with the fact that the NAOC no longer receives funds from the International Olympic Committee More...
Olympic Committee still not recognized
WILLEMSTAD - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled that it is not competent to decide on the complaint of Curaçao against the International Olympic Committee. Who had rejected the Curaçao Sport Olympic More...
