The second last day of the Olympics brought a new flurry of medals for the Netherlands, including silver for the Dutch women in the 4×400 relay.

The Dutch team of Femke Bok, Lieke Klaver, Cathelijn Peeters and Lisanne de Witte set a new Dutch record in 3.19.50 but were still over four seconds slower than the US.

“Gold was out of reach for us, so we are more than happy with silver,” Peters said after the race. It is the first Olympic medal at this distance for Dutch women, who are currently European and world title holders.

In the synchronised swimming, identical Dutch twins Noortje and Bregje de Brouwer won the bronze medal, with favourites China clinching gold and the British duo a surprising silver.

The women’s water polo team also won the bronze medal, with Sabrina van der Sloot making it 11-10 against the US in the dying seconds of the game.

The Netherlands is now in eighth place on the medals table, with 13 gold, seven silver and 12 bronze medals – the Olympic squad’s best-ever performance.

NOS has a short video featuring all the Dutch golds so far

Later on Sunday, Dutch athletes are again in action on the cycling track.