Sport

Belgium wins six medals at the World cycling championships

03 October 2018

At the World cycling championships in Innsbruck, Austria, Belgium has walked away with six medals. Remco Evenepoel shone with a superb performance, winning 2 gold medals.

Unbelievable results for the Red Devils at the World Cup

20 August 2018

The nation had huge expectations of this incredibly talented team. And the Red Devils did not disappoint. Quite the opposite!

Flurry of gold, silver and bronze medals for Belgium at the European Championships

16 August 2018

Belgium has made sporting history at the European Championships 2018 in Glasgow and Berlin. In fact, it took home no less than 6 x gold, 5 x silver and 8 x bronze. Here's the complete rundown.

Selection of 23 Red Devils for the World Cup in Russia

12 June 2018

With less than one week until the Football World Cup kicks-off, the list of 23 Red Devils who will defend their country's colours in Russia is almost finalised

Mehdi Carcela crowned winner of the Lion Belge 2018

18 May 2018

Mehdi Carcela, midfielder for Standard Liège (nicknamed the "Rouches"), has been voted Lion Belge 2018, a prize awarded to the best North African player or player of North African origin in

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 Greg Van Avermaet in cycling, not forgetting our formidable Red Devils and their international stars such as Kevin De Bruyne or Eden Hazard.

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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