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King Baudouin Stadium and King Philippe enjoy Olympic and Paralympic Parade
The Allianz Memorial Van Damme opening ceremony on Friday was dedicated to the Belgian athletes who shone for Belgium at the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. The King Baudouin Stadium and King Philippe thanked them with an enormous applause and standing ovation.
Where and how to watch the Allianz Memorial Van Damme live?
Tonight, in the stadium, you will experience and witness the 48th Allianz Memorial Van Damme in its purest form. But you can also follow all the action at home or on the road: on TV, online and on social media. Here’s everything you need to know ...
You don't want to miss this on Friday!
An evening at Allianz Memorial Van Damme is always an evening of stargazing. This year even two evenings. You absolutely don't want to miss these stars on Friday evening!
Michael Johnson inducted into Hall of Fame
Multiple Olympic Champion Michael Johnson was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the annual gala dinner of the Allianz Memorial Van Damme at the Brussels City Hall on Thursday evening.
Mondo Duplantis: “Winning is easy, losing is much harder"
Three times Mondo Duplantis has beaten his own pole vault world record this season. Will the Swedish phenom add a fourth at the 48th edition of the Allianz Memorial Van Damme by raising the bar by another centimetre? “I don't feel any pressure to jump another record. I just love pole vaulting and I love winning. Winning is easy, losing is much harder," said Duplantis, who is set for his fourth appearance on Friday at the Wanda Diamond League finals.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen: “My race plan will depend on a lot of factors”
Jakob Ingebrigtsen is chasing the overall Wanda Diamond League win in the 1500 metres on Friday night's Allianz Memorial Van Damme, but he is keeping his tactics close to his chest. My race plan will depend on a lot of factors. And even during the race that plan can change," said the Norwegian.
Letsile Tebogo: “I prepared myself for any weather conditions”
Letsile Tebogo is on fire. The 21-year-old from Botswana, who won a 200m gold at the Paris Olympic Games and silver with his country on the 4x400m relay, returned to competition five more times since Paris and won in all of his appearances. At the Allianz Memorial in Brussel Tebogo is looking to continue his winning streak, taking part in Saturday's 200m finals of the Wanda Diamond League and preparing for any weather conditions....
Femke Bol: “You don't feel the fatigue with such a fantastic Brussels crowd”
For Femke Bol the Allianz Memorial Van Damme is a meet close to home, where she'll be the favourite to win the closing 400 metres of the Wanda Diamond League final. "At the end of the season everyone is tired, but with such a fantastic crowd in Brussels you don't even feel the fatigue," the Dutchwoman said.
Julien Alfred: ”I’ve always wanted to be Usain Bolt”
Julien Alfred has put Saint Lucia on the world map thanks to her Olympic title in the 100 metres. The 23-year-old sprinter is a proud ambassador of the small Caribbean island, even though she has not lived there since she was 14, and her big idol is Jamaican. “I've always wanted to be Usain Bolt,” said Alfred, who wants to give it her all one last time in the 100 metres at the Allianz Memorial Van Damme on Friday and crown herself Wanda Diamond League Champion for the first time.
Yaroslava Mahuchikh: ”My Belgian neighbours are coming to watch; it is so cool!”
A world record and an Olympic title. When it comes to sports, 2024 was a fantastic year for Yaroslava Mahuchikh. On Friday, the 22-year-old Ukrainian high jumper can chalk up a third consecutive final victory of the Wanda Diamond League at the Allianz Memorial Van Damme. “The fact that my Belgian neighbours are coming to cheer me on in the stadium is amazing to me, too crazy for words,” said Mahuchikh, who obviously misses her home country Ukraine immensely.