Sports
- The Netherlands won the bronze medal at the 2002 Field Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and the gold medal at the Men's Champions Trophy in Cologne, Germany.
- Feyenoord claims the UEFA Cup for the second time in the history of the club, after a 3-2 win in the final against Borussia Dortmund.
- The Netherlands national football team failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup held in South Korea and Japan.
- The Netherlands won a total of 8 medals at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. They consisted of three golds and five silvers, all won in the area of speed skating.
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Time will not be ours forever,
He at length our good will sever.”
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—Christine H. B. Grant, U.S. university athletic director. As quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education, p. A42 (May 12, 1993)