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Tamgho : “This track is as fast as the one in Moscow”
In the World Championships Final in Moscow Teddy Tamgho became the third man in history to jump beyond 18 meter in the Triple Jump. Therefore he now is one of the big stars in international athletics. To underline that status, he looks forward to the competition in Brussels and to the duel with Christian Taylor that he absolutely wants to win.
Russian athletes impress during gala dinner
On Wednesday evening the traditional Gala Dinner of the Belgacom Memorial Van Damme was held in Tervuren. On the catwalk the Russian athletes were brilliant.
Clinic with Van Alphen and Pearson
This Wednesday decathlete Hans Van Alphen and Olympic 100m Hurdles Champion Sally Pearson gave an athletics clinic in Vilvoorde.
Usain BOLT : “Everybody is in this 100m”
The press conference at the Sheraton Hotel was overcrowded when Usain Bolt made his entrance today. Bolt will compete in the 100m next Friday in the Final of the Diamond League competition.
Brussels offers ultimate World’s Championships rematches
The Belgacom Memorial Van Damme is the ultimate occasion for athletes to finish their season in style. Athletes that won medals at the World Championships line up for one more time with those who did not make it to the rostrum.
59 World Championships medallists at work at Belgacom Memorial Van Damme
The Belgacom Memorial Van Damme is definitely the place where all world class athletes meet. We have already announced a number of big names but in numbers it sounds all the more impressive : no less than 59 World Championships medalists now figure on the provisional start list.
Bolt decides to compete in the 100m at the Belgacom Memorial Van Damme
Usain Bolt, one of the most eagerly expected athletes at the upcoming Belgacom Memorial Van Damme now has decided on the distance that he will compete at in Brussels : the 100m. Another world class athlete signed up for Friday’s event : World Triple Jump champion Teddy Tamgho.
Piet Stockmans sculptor of the Winner’s Trophy
For this year’s Winner’s Trophy designer Piet Stockmans used the map of Belgium als the basic idea and rolled it up in a horn of porcelain. The white porcelain refers to the virginal and vulnerable character of human being. The ribbon in Belgian colors puts an emphasis on the place where the event is held.
All the World’s best pole vaulters sign up for Belgacom Memorial Van Damme
As it is the case in the Women’s High Jump, the Men’s Pole Vault presents a world class field at the Belgacom Memorial Van Damme. The three World Championship medal winners will be on the infield.
Unique: three brothers in the same event at IAAF Diamond League
This year three Borlée brothers will be lining up in the same event at the Belgacom Memorial Van Damme. Kévin, Jonathan and Dylan will all compete in the 400m.