Sport

Eddy Merckx undefeated, 50 years after his first Tour victory in 1969

04 July 2019

The Cannibal, the Tamburlaine of the Pedals, the Beethoven of the Bike … these are just a few of the nicknames that our fellow compatriot and the greatest racing cyclist of all time has picked up

A new record for Nafissatou Thiam

27 June 2019

Nafi Thiam won the Talence heptathlon, qualified for the Tokyo Olympics and then set a world record immediately afterwards. A new achievement for the Namur athlete!

Belgian club becomes European hockey champions

10 May 2019

The Waterloo Ducks are the first club in the history of Belgian hockey to become European champions.

Victor Campenaerts shatters the hour record

26 April 2019

In the autumn of 2018, the 27-year-old Antwerp-born rider already won a bronze medal for the time trial at the World Championships in Innsbruck.

Belgian weightlifter Nina Sterckx becomes world champion

26 March 2019

Thanks to 16-year-old Nina Sterckx from Laarne, Belgium adds a new top sportswoman to its list.

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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