Sport

Belgian skier achieves a historic feat

Armand Marchant has finished second in the slalom. Never before has a Belgian reached an Alpine Ski World Cup podium.

A Belgian wins the Australian Open

19 February 2021

Joachim Gérard, 34, from Walloon Brabant, has won the Australian Open Wheelchair Singles tennis.  This is his first Grand Slam singles tournament win, a great achievement for this top-level athlete wh

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A Belgian boxing world champion

09 February 2021

At the age of 28, Ryad Merhy is the first Belgian to become world boxing champion. He won the belt outside the ring but will soon have to fight for it against the Cuban Yuniel Dorticos.

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With a world record in the pentathlon, Noor Vidts will go to the European Championships   

28 January 2021

 Noor Vidts, the Belgian athlete who specialises in combined events, achieved this year's world-leading performance in the pentathlon in Aubière in the department of Puy-de-Dôme.

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World premiere for the Ypres Rally

15 January 2021

The Ypres Rally will be one of the 11 rounds on the world championship calendar. This will be the first time that Belgium has hosted a World Rally Championship (WRC) event on its territory.

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Jochen Zeischka breaks world record for hang gliding

15 January 2021

The previous fifteen world records for hang gliding were in the name of a foreigner. Now a fellow countryman has come to the fore in this sport. A world first.

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