Sport

Thierry Neuville, the first Belgian driver to win the World Rally Championship

28 November 2024

With the drama continuing until the very end, the driver from Saint-Vith notched up the points needed in the final round of the WRC championship to claim his first world championship title.

European Judo: Wonderful silver medal for Alessia Corrao

21 November 2024

In the U23 category, the Belgian judoka reached the final of the European Championships.

Laurens Vanthoor wins an FIA world champion title

07 November 2024

Forty-one years after Jacky Ickx, Laurens Vanthoor is crowned world endurance champion.

Brussels Marathon attracts record number of runners

06 November 2024

A record number of running enthusiasts were put through their paces in events of varying lengths in Brussels.

Three Belgian runners break world record

31 October 2024

The recent Backyard world championship saw three Belgians break an ultra-running record.

In Belgium, sporting passion is black-yellow-red

Who could forget the performances of our champions? Eddy Merckx, nicknamed The Cannibal with his extraordinary record, Stefan Everts and his ten motocross world championship titles and Jacky Ickx, six-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. These are just some of our sporting legends like Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin, former tennis number ones with no less than 11 Grand Slam titles between them.

Nafissatou Thiam

Today, those who make us dream include Nafissatou Thiam on the athletics track and Remco Evenepoel in cycling, not forgetting our formidable Red Devils and their international stars such as Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku or Thibaut Courtois.

Red Devils

Alongside the achievements of our sporting ambassadors above, Belgium can also pride itself on organising major sporting events. The Spa-Francorchamps Grand Prix in Formula 1, the great cycling classics such as the Tour of Flanders and Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Memorial Van Damme in athletics, are all examples of unmissable annual meetings…

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