Sport

Toon Aerts surprises at European Cyclo-cross Championships

30 October 2016

Surprisingly, Toon Aerts won the European cyclo-cross championships in the elite men's category in the French city of Pontchâteau.

Belgian cyclists win six medals at the European Track Cycling Championships

23 October 2016

At the European Track Cycling Championships in the French city of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, which took place from 19 to 23 October, the Belgian athletes performed exceptionally well.

Ann Wauters can add WNBA title to her trophy cabinet

21 October 2016

After a thrilling final, Ann Wauters and her team, the Los Angeles Sparks, won the WNBA title.

Tom Boonen ended 3rd at Road Cycling World Championships

16 October 2016

In the autumn of his career, Tom Boonen gained a third place at the road cycling world championships in Qatar. At the finish he was defeated by new world champion Peter Sagan and Mark Cavendish.

Nafissatou Thiam, rising star of 2016

16 October 2016

On Saturday 15 October, Nafissatou Thiam was awarded the 2016 Rising Star trophy during the Golden Tracks gala evening organised by the European Athletic Association in Funchal, Portugal.

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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