In winning the first middle distance triathlon competition of the year in Dubai, the Antwerp native set a time that appears to be the new world benchmark of all time in this discipline.
After his gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Winter Games, Leuven's Bart Swings has won bronze at the World Speed Skating Championships in Hamar, Norway.
With Bart Swings winning the speed skating event, Belgium has excelled as never before in the history of the Olympic Winter Games by bringing back two medals and six places of honour from Beijing.