Sport in the Netherlands sports began at the beginning of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Federations for sports were established (such as the speed skating federation in 1882), rules were unified and sports clubs came into existence. A Dutch National Olympic Committee was established in 1912. Thus far, the nation has won 230 medals at the Summer Olympic Games and another 78 medals at the Winter Olympic Games. An influential figure in Dutch sport was Pim Mulier. In 1879 he founded the first rugby and football club in the Netherlands, he was involved in forming the first tennis club
Judo at the 2015 European Games Judo at the 2015 European Games Judo competitions at the 2015 European Games in Baku was held from 25–28 June 2015 at the Heydar Aliyev Arena in Baku. The competition will consist of seven weight events, and one team event, in each gender; a total of 16 medal events. The team events are the only events not held at the Olympic Games. The Organizing Committee announced on 4 April 2014 that visually impaired judo will be included as a medal event. This will make the European Games the first continental games to "fully integrate" a Para-sport discipline into its sports