Sport

A Belgian vice-champion of Europe at the 800M in Apeldoorn

18 March 2025

The athletics season has begun. In this new edition, 25 athletes competed to proudly represent the colours of Belgium.

David Goffin at the ATP 500 tennis tournament in Acapulco

03 March 2025

Belgian tennis player David Goffin has qualified for the quarter-finals of the ATP 500 tennis tournament in Acapulco.

Karel Sabbe, Belgian ultra-athlete, strikes again

20 February 2025

Karel Sabbe had set his mind to another endurance record and, wouldn’t you know it, he’s done it again.

A historic performance at the World Swimming Championships

19 December 2024

Lucas Henveaux from Liège took third place in the 200m freestyle, giving Belgium its third medal in the history of the competition.

Kim Meylemans takes her first Skeleton World Cup victory

19 December 2024

Belgium gained its first winner in an international competition on the track in Altenberg, Germany.

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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