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Eline Berings will live a fifth edition at 34 years old. Nafi Thiam and the Borlée brothers are not the only athletes in our delegation to have already been crowned European indoor champions in the past. Eline Berings, aged 34, has the same peculiarity, her coronation over 60 m hurdles dating back to 2009 in […]
Thiam, 26, retained his first place after the 800 meters, the last event on the program, to beat Noor Vidts, second. “It was very tiring, especially the first three events, because they follow each other quickly. I am really very satisfied, because despite the fact that I was not completely technically prepared, I did it […]
Belgium scored a historic double in the pentathlon at the European Indoor Athletics Championships on Friday in Torun, Poland, where Nafissatou Thiam won gold ahead of silver medalist Noor Vidts. Nafissatou Thiam totaled 4,904 points (the best world performance of the year) for 4,791 at Noor Vidts after the five events on the program. The […]
“I’m super happy,” Ari Huusela keeps shouting, blue eyes shining. The 58-year-old Finn, the last sailor in the race, arrived in Les Sables d’Olonne in twenty-fifth position to become the first representative of the Nordic countries to finish the Vendée Globe. His wife, friends, two cousins are there to welcome him with t-shirts specially designed […]
The Belgian Tornados will try to shake up Poland at home. While Dylan Borlée will line up for 400m on Friday morning, the twins will only take part in the 4x400m relay on Sunday in Torun. The first big meeting since the Worlds in Doha, in October 2019, for Kévin and since the World Relays […]
Thirty-two athletes were invited to the Polish track. They will finally be 30 after the withdrawal of Michael Obasuyi (60m hurdles), injured groin in training on Saturday, and Renée Eykens, not yet fully recovered from appendicitis. Many of them were drafted by the Belgian athletics federation eager to expand its delegation to allow the youngest […]
The daily also reported that the government is currently examining the possibility for Japanese fans to come to the competitions in full stadiums or with limited capacity. The Games had postponed for one reason for the coronavirus pandemic. Polls have shown that a major part of the Japanese population is in favor of a further […]
John Heymans became Belgian cross country champion on Sunday at Parc de Laeken at the end of the 9,000m course. The Leuven player was very authoritarian, winner in 27.15, with Dieter Kersten. A group of six athletes quickly found themselves in the lead. Dieter Kersten’s attack two laps from the end hit the nail on […]
“I’m not really the type of guy to come and attack (in terms of engagements) because I’m doing the right thing,” the four-time NBA champion said after the Los Angeles Lakers 102-93 win. against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. James was responding to Ibrahimovic who, earlier this week, felt that athletes should “stay […]