Sport

The Belgian delegation to the 2018 Olympic Winter Games

16 February 2018

Every four years, the Winter Olympics see hundreds of athletes scrambling to amass medals, enter the history books and represent their country to the best of their ability.

Belgium on top of the world at the Hockey Stars Awards

13 February 2018

At the Hockey Stars Awards, Belgium was paid exceptional great honour when it took no fewer than four titles.

Nina Derwael writes history in Belgian gymnastics

26 October 2017

For the first time in the history of gymnastics, a Belgian gymnast has succeeded in taking a podium position at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Belgium wins 8 medals at the World Roller Speed Skating Championships

22 September 2017

Belgium won eight medals at the World Roller Speed Skating Championships in Nanjing (China), namely 1 gold, 2 silver and 5 bronze medals.

Belgium clinches place in Davis Cup final

22 September 2017

On 17 September, the Belgian Davis Cup team beat their Australian counterparts on gravel in the semi-final at Palais 12 in Brussels.

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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