Sport

Loena and Nina skate their way to European medals

18 January 2024

Belgian figure skater Loena Hendrickx clinched a historical gold medal at the European championships and shared the podium with 17-year-old sensation Nina Pinzarrone.

Sarah Bovy, first woman to be voted "Driver of the Year"

04 January 2024

Runner-up in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in the GTE AM class, Sarah Bovy has become the first woman to be awarded Driver of the Year in Belgium.

MANUELA SOCCOL WINS THE AUSTRALIAN ULTRA-TRAIL

21 December 2023

Another Belgian victory during a 164 kilometer ultra-endurance running race.

A Belgian crowned darts world champion

13 December 2023

Andy "The Beast" Baetens outclassed his opponent in the final of the WDF Darts World Cup and is the first Belgian to become world champion in this sport.

Taekwondo: Sarah Chaari pulls off an impressive feat!

07 December 2023

By winning the World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Manchester in the under 67 kg category, Sarah Chaari has become the first Belgian to win a gold medal at such a high level of competition, qualifying for t

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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