[Translate to English:] Ready, set, go voor deel 2 van de Diamond League!

Smets wins giant pole vault spectacle at Grote Markt in Antwerp

After Namur and Ghent it was up to Antwerp to turn their central city square in to an athletics stadium. That is the concept of the AG Insurance Urban Memorial Van Damme Series. Antwerp preferred to do it on the Grote Markt, the most central and symbolic place in the town. In the shadow of the famous statue of Brabo…

Huang and Wang make it a Chinese sweep at AG Insurance Urban Memorial in Ghent

Square Emile Braun was the stage this Sunday of an international Long Jump event as part of the AG Insurance Urban Memorial Series. Two Chinese athletes Changzhou Huang en Jianan Wang were the strongest competitors. The Belgian athlete Cedric Nolf performed well in finishing third. Local athlete Thomas Van der Plaetsen narrowly missed out on a spot in the top three.

International Long Jump competition in city of Ghent

After a successful first AG Insurance Urban Memorial Van Damme in Namur, convincingly won by Nafi Thiam, it will be the city of ghent that hosts the next high performance athletics event in the heart of the city center.

Thiam wins first AG Insurance Urban Memorial Van Damme on a unique location in Namur

At the Square St Aubin in Namur the first edition of the AG Insurance Urban Memorial Van Damme took place last Sunday. Nafissatou Thiam took the honours in front of her home crowd ahead of Desiree Rossit and Irina Gerashenko. Thiam and Rossit were able to meet the Olympic Qualifying Standard.

[Translate to English:] Hoogspringen midden in de stad

The AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme is heading for Namur, Ghent, Antwerp and Ostend

High performance athletics in the heart of the city, on a central square or in another public space. The AG Insurance Urban Memorial Van Damme invites world class athletes and the best Belgian athletes to compete as close as possible to the spectators and it offers introductory athletics sessions to children.

Maroye and Depoortere victorious in second edition of Brussels 10K

In cold and rainy conditions Nicolas Maroye and Hélène Depoorter took victory in the second edition of the Brussels 10K this Sunday.

Exceptional 10K with start and finish on the track

On Sunday April, 24 the second edition of the Brussels 10K will be held. It offers a great opportunity to start and finish on the track of the King Baudouin Stadium. Along the course you will discover the most beautiful sights in the neighborhood.

AG Insurance Urban Memorial presents High Jump Event in Namur with Nafissatou Thiam

With the Urban Memorial Van Damme Series the AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme is operating throughout the country for the first time in its history. The AG Insurance Urban Memorial pays visit to some of the largest Belgian cities with high performance athletics and with introductory programs for youth and for children.