40 years ago Ivo Van Damme passed away

It is exactly 40 years ago today when one of the greatest athletes in Belgian sports history tragically passed away. We will never forget Ivo Van Damme. Roger Moens, Wilfried Meert, Sebastian Coe and Bob Verbeeck express their thoughts.

These are the finals of the AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme

The IAAF Diamond League has been restructured. The winner of the Diamond league Final in Brussels will be crowned as the champion of the season. Discover the (preliminary list of) final events that will be held in the King Baudouin stadium in Brussels.

Memorial Van Damme becomes spectacular final of the new IAAF Diamond League

In a major restructure, the IAAF Diamond League has adopted a championship style model with the finalists competing for a prize pool of $3.2 million.

[Translate to English:] Wereldrecord 'Waving hands' tijdens AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme

Aftermovie AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme 2016

The 41st edition of the AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme will take place on Friday 1 September 2017. Relive the 2016 edition!

Sandi Morris, The Voice of the AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme!

Sandi Morris promised to sing a song at the press conference if she managed to break the meeting record. After her fabulous vault over 5.00m, the American pole vault star was as good as her word. Listen to the The Voice of the AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme!

Thiam: 'Atmosphere even better than usual'

What a night for Nafi Thiam. The Olympic heptathlon champion received a rapturous response by the Belgian home crowd and repaid the support by winning the high jump competition. "The atmosphere at the Memorial is always special, but this time it was even better than usual," Thiam said.

Thompson: 'Happy with my first diamonds'

Elaine Thompson won the 100 metres at the AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme by a sizeable margin over Dafne Schippers, securing her first ever overall win in the Diamond Race. Watch the race and listen to her reaction afterwards.

Get your tickets for 2017 already!

The 41st edition of the AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme will take place on Friday 1 September 2017. Tickets are available already.

Morris reaches great heights in 40th AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme

The 40th AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme brought the world’s leading athletes to Brussels for the season finale of the IAAF Diamond League. American pole vault star Sandi Morris shocked the enthusiastic crowd with a sensational 5.00m vault, while Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson took home the Diamond Race on the 100 metres in a meeting record.