Sport

Belgian skydivers are world champions

26 October 2018

HayaBusa, the Belgian military team of skydivers, was successful in extending its world formation title this month.

Belgians take gold and silver at the Cancun Judo Grand-Prix

23 October 2018

Sami Chouchi clinches gold in the -81kg category and Gabriella Willems silver in the -70kg category. These are the first medals received by our two judokas at such an international level.

An unforgettable first for the Belgian Cats

11 October 2018

The women's national basketball team really impressed in their first World Cup. The Belgian Cats won a string of matches, reaching a 4th place they could hardly have dared dream of.

First place in the FIFA rankings for the Red Devils

10 October 2018

After their somewhat bittersweet success in the World Cup, the Red Devils are currently participating in the first round of the Nations League tournament.

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.

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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