Skip to main content
12221
Back to International Paralympic Committee homepage Go to
Contrast:
High Contrast
Normal Contrast
Enlargement:
Larger Font Size
Default Font Size
Smaller Font Size
    • Home
    • News
    • Athletes
    • Schedule/Results
    • Tickets
    • Countries
    • Samsung Bloggers
    • Fan Zone
    • Watch
    • Sports
    • About
    • Newsletter
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Youtube
    • Instagram

    Prize for most spectacular home coming goes to Dutch

    23.09.2016

    The flight carrying the team was accompanied by two F16 fighter planes from the Dutch air force - Koninklijke Luchtmacht.

    Team Netherlands - Rio 2016 Team Netherlands - Rio 2016 © •
    Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker
    Related News
    Unforgettable moments of Rio 2016
    Rio 2016 record breakers
    Five top powerlifting lifts from Rio 2016

    The Dutch team enjoyed a spectacular welcome home from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games this week, as their plane from Brazil was accompanied by two F16 fighter planes from the Royal Netherlands Air Force, Koninklijke Luchtmacht.

    Two planes from the Leewarden airbase escorted the KLM aircraft carrying the 18 gold, 19 silver and 26 bronze medallists.

    They were picked up at the Dutch border by the Koninklijke Luchtmacht and accompanied all the way to Schiphol airport, as had been done for the returning Olympic team.

    In a video posted to Twitter, one F16 pilot can be seen raising his arms and giving the thumbs-up in celebration as he flies his plane alongside the aircraft carrying the team. He then does an impressive barrel roll.

    Upon landing, the team were whisked to a reception followed by an official ceremony in Tivoli Vredenburg in Utrecht.

    More than 150 athletes competed in Rio for the Netherlands, where they finished seventh in the medals table.

    • Tweet
      • print
      • send
    LATEST NEWS
    Nadezhda Fedorova suspended for anti-doping violation 05.08.2019 Nadezhda Fedorova suspended for anti-doping violation
    Nottwil 2019: USA top table as Junior Worlds conclude 05.08.2019 Nottwil 2019: USA top table as Junior Worlds conclude
    Nottwil 2019: Breathless third day 04.08.2019 Nottwil 2019: Breathless third day
    Nottwil 2019: Noah Malone makes his way 03.08.2019 Nottwil 2019: Noah Malone makes his way
    Vote for July’s Athlete of the Month 02.08.2019 Vote for July’s Athlete of the Month
    More news...following the link
    Worldwide Paralympic Partners
    Go to Atos partner page
    Go to Bridgestone partner page
    Go to OttoBock partner page
    Go to Panasonic partner page
    Go to Samsung partner page
    Go to Toyota partner page
    Go to Visa partner page
    International Partners
    Go to Allianz partner page
    Go to BP partner page
    Go to Citi partner page
    • FAQ
    • Privacy
    • Imprint
    • Jobs
    Powered by Go to Atos. Worldwide IPC partner page
    The Paralympic Games
    Summer Games
    Winter Games
    Sochi 2014
    Rio 2016
    All the results & medallist since 1960
    Games video archive
    About the IPC
    Who we are
    Anti-Doping
    Medical
    Partners
    IPC Strategic Plan 2015-2018
    IPC Handbook
    Publications and Documents
    Media Centre
    News
    Features & Interviews
    The Paralympian
    Videos
    Athlete of the Month
    Media Office
    Sports
    Summer Sports
    Winter Sports
    Biographies
    NPCS
    Africa
    America
    Asia
    Europe
    Oceania
    Go to International Paralympic Committee homepage
    Official Website of the Paralympic Movement • IPC
    Homepage
    Paralympic Games
    The IPC
    Results, Ranking & Records
    Media Centre
    Videos
    Sports
    International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
    Adenauerallee 212-214, 53113 Bonn, Germany
    Telephone: +49-228-2097-200 • Fax: +49-228-2097-209 • E-mail: [email protected]
    10:20:59