AV Atletics is a Dutch athletics club based in Nijverdal

Nijverdal

Nijverdal is a town of approximately 25.000 inhabitants in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is the commercial centre of the municipality Hellendoorn....

 in the province

Provinces of the Netherlands

A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the local municipalities, having the responsibility for matters of subnational or regional importance. The government of each province consists of three major parts: the Provinciale Staten which is the...

 of Overijssel

Overijssel

Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede...

. It was established in 1986. It has ±260 members. AV Atletics is affiliated to the Netherlands Athletics Federation.

History

Since 1984, there is an organised group of runners in the community of Hellendoorn

Hellendoorn

Hellendoorn is a municipality and a town in the middle of the Dutch province of Overijssel.- Population centres :The municipality comprises:Towns:* Hellendoorn* NijverdalHamlets:* Daarle* Daarlerveen* Eelen en Rhaan* Egede* Haarle* Hancate...

. In the beginning of 1985, this group decided to found AV Atletics.

Accommodation

Since November, 1997 AV Atletics is situated at their current location, in the middle of a nature reserve

Nature reserve

A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...

 called De Groene Mal in the north of Nijverdal.

Events

Each year, on the last Saturday in October, the Diepe Hel Holterbergloop (Diepe Hel Holterberg Run) is held by AV Atletics. The Diepe Hel Holterbergloop is one of the most beautiful and most exciting running events in The Netherlands.

In 2010 and 2011, AV Atletics is organizing the Dutch Cross Country Championships.