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Bolingo shines in Track Lap, Verheyden beats 27-year-old Belgian Record
26 Belgians got to show off in front of a home crowd on Friday night at the 47th Allianz Memorial Van Damme. Just like last year, Cynthia Bolingo provided the Belgian performance of the evening: in the 400 metres Wanda Diamond League race, the Brussels athlete exploded to victory in a very good time. Ruben Verheyden broke the 27-year-old Belgian Record in the 2000 metres.
Paralympic World Champion Jong Jumps Sensational World Record
Each year, the Allianz Memorial Van Damme also sees some of the world’s best G-Sport athletes in action. Fleur Jong, the Paralympic World Champion in the long jump (class T64), competed with able-bodied athletes on Friday evening. The Dutch athlete performed incredibly well and jumped as far as able-bodied World Champion Ivana Vuleta. 6m74 is a new Paralympic World Record!
Where and how to follow the Allianz Memorial Van Damme live?
Tonight you will feel and experience the 47th Allianz Memorial Van Damme in its purest form in the stadium. But you can also follow all the action at home or on the road: on TV, online and via social media. We put everything together for you...
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World champion Chase Ealey wins shot put in the heart of Brussels
The Allianz Memorial Van Damme has continued its fine yearly tradition of organising urban events, with one official Wanda Diamond League discipline being held at a unique location in the centre of Brussels. On Thursday night the world's best shot putters gathered at the Place de la Monnaie, with Chase Ealey claiming the win.
New track and 'Jamaican weather' makes Duplantis, Jackson, Bol and Mahuchikh dream about records
Four Budapest world champions have met the press on the eve of the 47th Allianz Memorial Van Damme to talk about their goals for the penultimate Wanda Diamond League meet of the season. The all-new, faster track at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels and the hot 'Jamaican' weather forecast for Friday have made Mondo Duplantis, Shericka Jackson, Femke Bol and Yaroslava Mahuchikh dream of a record night.
Camille Laus and Elaine Thompson-Herah Creative with Chocolate
When you say Belgium, you say chocolate. On Thursday morning, two athletes who will be performing at the 47th Allianz Memorial Van Damme on Friday stopped by L'Atelier de Neuhaus at the Galerie de la Reine in the heart of Brussels for a praline-making workshop.
Bubka, Powell and Pérec in Hall of Fame
Sergey Bubka, Asafa Powell and Marie-José Pérec have been inducted in the Hall of Fame of the Allianz Memorial Van Damme. The official induction took place on Wednesday evening at the Memorial’s annual gala dinner at the Brussels City Hall.
Abdi: "I need that Belgian record, but won't turn down the European one"
Bashir Abdi is determined to write history at Friday's 47th Allianz Memorial Van Damme. In Brussels' King Baudouin Stadium he is aiming to break the 24-year-old Belgian record on the 10,000 metres held by Mohammed Mourhit, and is also eyeing the European record from his friend Mo Farah.
Meeting Director Kim Gevaert: "I am expecting explosive times on this super-fast new track"
The Allianz Memorial Van Damme will serve up top-class athletics for the 47th time on Friday. It will take place in a thoroughly revamped King Baudouin Stadium: there are new seats for the spectators and the athletes will run on a brand-new track. Meeting Director Kim Gevaert is enthusiastic at the prospect expecting that it will encourage particularly sharp times.