Air Lavillenie flies high above Antwerp

Less than a week before the Diamond League Final in the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels a world class field of Pole Vaulters gathered this Saturday in Antwerp at the backdrop of the Museum at the River (MAS) in Antwerp. In a unique setting on the water (!!!) the final and spectacular leg of the AG Urban Memorial Van Damme Series was held.

42nd AG Memorial Van Damme with international top field

Starting in Doha early May until Birmingham last weekend and at 10 more Diamond League meetings in between the world class athletes battled to rank in the top 8 of their discipline which qualifies them to take part in the Diamond League Finals in Zürich and in Brussels.

Party with The Magician

The AG Memorial Van Damme 2018 will become a great celebration on and off the track. Top DJ from Brussels Stephen Fasano, better known as The Magician will stand behind the decks in the King Baudouin stadium.

Entry of Sacoor crowns successful 2018

400m World Junior Champion Jonathan Sacoor will end his successful season in Brussels. So the entire 4 x 400m European Championships Gold Medal Team from Belgium will compete in the 400m.

Coleman and Miller-Uibo celebrate in Birmingham

Christian Coleman and Shaunae Miller-Uibo were crowned king and queen of sprint in the Men’s 100m and the Women’s 200m at the Diamond League Meeting in Birmingham. Both qualified for their respective Final races at the AG Memorial Van Damme (August, 31st).

14 Belgians to compete with a wildcard in Brussels

The AG Memorial Van Damme invites the Top 8 ranked athletes in every Diamond Race discipline to compete in the Diamond League Final. But the organisers can also give wildcards to athletes from their own country. 14 Belgian athletes who have shined at the European Championships will get the opportunity to compete in a world class field.

Lavillenie en Morgunov in Antwerp and in Brussels, Duplantis also in Brussels

Belgian athletics fans can be more than happy. The World’s best Pole Vaulters will be in action twice in a week. First on Saturday Aug. 25th at the AG Urban Memorial Van Damme Series in Antwerp and on Friday Aug., 31st in the IAAF Diamond League Final at the AG Memorial Van Damme.

Opening Ceremony AG Memorial Van Damme honours all Belgian medal winners of this summer

The European Championships are finished and all attention is now drawn to the AG Memorial Van Damme on Friday August, 31. All Belgian medal winners of the past summer will be honoured during the Opening Ceremony.

[Translate to English:] Gouden Nafi, zilveren Kevin en bronzen Jonathan willen ook schitteren op Memorial

All three EC discus medallists come to the AG Memorial Van Damme

The men’s discus throwing competition will be an absolute height of the AG Memorial Van Damme. In Brussels the audience can witness a battle between the complete podium of the European Championships in Berlin and the strongest non-European athletes.