Editing Arnhem (section)

== Sport ==

[[File:Vooraanzicht Hotel Papendal.jpg|thumb|left|National Sports Centre Papendal]]
[[File:GelreDome 4.png|thumb|right|[[GelreDome]] Stadium]]
The [[National Sports Centre Papendal]] is the national sports development centre of the [[Netherlands]], located in Arnhem. The first event held at Papendal was the [[1980 Summer Paralympics]], from 21 June to 5 July. However the site was formally adopted and developed from 1993, after the merger of the Dutch National Olympic Committee (NOC) and the Nederlandse Sport Federatie (NSF).

[[NOC*NSF]] have 90 affiliated national sports organizations, representing about 2700 individual sports clubs.<ref name=About>{{cite web|publisher=NOC*NSF|title=Over ons (About us)|language=nl|url=http://www.nocnsf.nl/over-nocnsf/|access-date=4 December 2010}}</ref> Papendal is also the training location of [[Association football|football]] club [[Vitesse Arnhem]], and the club's youth development system. Supporting facilities include a conference centre and hotel.

In preparation for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], in 2011 the facility built a replica of the proposed [[BMX racing]] track at the [[London Velopark]] venue.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olliewilliams/2011/03/building_a_london_2012_venue_-.shtml|title=Building a London 2012 venue - in a Dutch forest|author=Ollie Williams|work=BBC Sport|date=25 March 2011|access-date=25 March 2011}}</ref> The track will host the second event on the 2011 [[UCI BMX World Championships]], on 27 and 28 May 2011.

Since January 2013 Sports Centre Papendal officially split from NOC * NSF and thus as organization demerges. This split offers Sports Centre Papendal many commercial benefits. There are facilities for various sports, including athletics, cycling and more.

Sport in the city is principally focussed on its association football club [[Vitesse Arnhem]] and its stadium the [[GelreDome]] built for the [[UEFA Euro 2000]]. The club has enjoyed some success in the [[Eredivisie]] and has featured in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] competition. Their best result in the [[Eredivisie]] was third place in 1997[[2014–15 KNVB Cup|–]]98. The club won the [[KNVB Cup]] in [[2016–17 KNVB Cup|2016–17]].

[[Introdans]] is a dance company based in the city of Arnhem. In 2009 the [[Ministry of Education, Culture and Science]] designated Introdans part of the basic national infrastructure. In 2016 was the [[2016 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] in Arnhem.