The pandemic caused by the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) led many to review the way they participate sport and athletic activities. According to the source, hiking was the most popular athletic activity in the Netherlands in 2020, with roughly 3.3 million players. Meanwhile, individual indoor fitness practice came second, with around 2.7 million participants.
Most popular sports and athletic activities in the Netherlands from 2019 to 2020, by number of participants (in 1,000s)
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Nederlands Olympisch Comité * Nederlandse Sport Federatie. (May 19, 2021). Most popular sports and athletic activities in the Netherlands from 2019 to 2020, by number of participants (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260619/top-sports-netherlands/
Nederlands Olympisch Comité * Nederlandse Sport Federatie. "Most popular sports and athletic activities in the Netherlands from 2019 to 2020, by number of participants (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260619/top-sports-netherlands/
Nederlands Olympisch Comité * Nederlandse Sport Federatie. (2021). Most popular sports and athletic activities in the Netherlands from 2019 to 2020, by number of participants (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260619/top-sports-netherlands/
Nederlands Olympisch Comité * Nederlandse Sport Federatie. "Most Popular Sports and Athletic Activities in The Netherlands from 2019 to 2020, by Number of Participants (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260619/top-sports-netherlands/
Nederlands Olympisch Comité * Nederlandse Sport Federatie, Most popular sports and athletic activities in the Netherlands from 2019 to 2020, by number of participants (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260619/top-sports-netherlands/ (last visited December 09, 2023)
Most popular sports and athletic activities in the Netherlands from 2019 to 2020, by number of participants (in 1,000s) [Graph], Nederlands Olympisch Comité * Nederlandse Sport Federatie, May 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260619/top-sports-netherlands/