Christophe Lemaitre in Brussels for the first time

Christophe Lemaitre, the new sprint sensation in athletics, will be taking part in the Memorial for the first time.

On Friday 16 September, the audience in Brussels will be able to witness the performance by the Frenchman. He only just turned 21 (born 11 June 1990) and last year reeled in three European titles in Barcelona (100m, 200m and 4x100m). In the past week has has become one of the best "white" sprinters of all time.

Last Saturday in Stockholm, he improved the French record for the 100m with a time of 9.95. "The next day he managed 20.28 in the 200m, despite a headwind of 2.8 m / sec, proving that he should be able to duck the 20 seconds threshold there, which is the distance Lemaitre will run in Brussels.