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Crowds welcome again at 45rd Allianz Memorial Van Damme
“Ticket sales for the 45th Allianz Memorial Van Damme is going well”,says meeting director Cédric Van Branteghem. “Last year audiences were not allowed, due to the pandemic, but this year we are happy to please the crowds again. But of course, measures will remain in place. The upper stands remain closed, which reduces the capacity of the stadium to 30.000 spectators. Also, every visitor will need to possess a Covid Safe Ticket.”
[Translate to English:] Allianz Memorial Van Damme in het teken van de Olympische Spelen
De 45ste Allianz Memorial Van Damme staat volledig in het teken van de Olympische Spelen, die enkele weken geleden in Tokio gehouden werden.
[Translate to English:] Watletiek?! Deel 1: hordelopen
In de eerste aflevering van onze driedelige reeks 'Watletiek?!' wordt Ruben Van Gucht ondergedompeld in de wereld van het hordelopen. Hoe hoog zijn de hordes, hoeveel passen moet je zetten tussen de hordes en mag je alle hordes omver lopen? Hanne Claes, Belgisch kampioene op de 400 meter horden, geeft Ruben een snelcursus hordelopen ...
All 7 Belgian Olympic Medal Winners to open Allianz Memorial Van Damme
In every Olympic year the Allianz Memorial van Damme puts all Belgian Olympians in the spotlights. That tradition will be continued this year. The 7 Belgian Olympic Medal Winners and the Olympians who finished in the Top 8 will all be honoured on Sep. 3rd in the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.
Fastest man in the world this year at Allianz Memorial Van Damme
Americans Trayvon Bromell and Fred Kerley will be the athletes to look out for in the Men’s 100m at the Allianz Memorial Van Damme, on Friday Sep.,3rd in the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels. Bromell is actually the fastest man in the world this year and Kerley is the vice Olympic Champion in the mythical 100m sprint.
At least 32 Olympic Medalists at Allianz Memorial Van Damme
Less than a month after the Olympic Games in Tokyo the World’s best athletes will gather in Brussels on Sep.,3rd at the 45th Allianz Memorial Van Damme. 14 Gold Medalists, 7 Silver and 11 Bronze medalists – on total 32 Olympic Medalists – will be part of the action at the second to last leg of the Wanda Diamond League, the circuit of the World’s biggest athletic meetings. In the next days some more Olympic Medalists will be added to this already impressive list.
First appearance of Karsten Warholm at Allianz Memorial Van Damme
Karsten Warholm will be one of the big eye-catchers at the Allianz Memorial Van Damme. The 25 year old Norvegian set a sensational 400m Hurdles World Record at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. It will be his first outing in Brussels ! Bronze medal winner Alison Dos Santos and four other finalists from Tokyo will also be heading for Brussels.
Asher-Smith, Obiri and James join top field at Allianz Memorial Van Damme
Reigning World 200m champion Dina Asher-Smith upgrades the strong line up for the 200m at the Allianz Memorial Van Damme. The Briton will be in the battle with Olympic Champion Elaine Thompson-Herah. In the Women’s 5000m vice Olympic Champion Helen Obiri will start as the favourite in the event. Kirani James – who own Olympic gold, silver and bronze medals – heads the field in the Men’s 400m.
Olympic Games High Jump Women Top 5 announced in Brussels
The Top 5 finishers of the Women’s High Jump in Tokyo - Mariya Lasitskene, Nicola McDermott, Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Iryna Gerashchenko and Eleanor Patterson – and double Olympic Heptathlon Champion Nafi Thiam top the field of the Women’s High Jump at the Allianz Memorial Van Damme on Sep., 3rd.
Extraordinary 200m at Allianz Memorial Van Damme !
Triple Olympic Champion Elaine Thompson-Herah leads an impressively strong field in the Women’s 200m at the Allianz Memorial Van Damme. The Women’s 200m promises to become an incredibly strong contest, with triple Olympic medal winner Shericka Jackson and sprint sensation Sha’Carri Richardson on the Entry List.