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Milanov convincingly opens his Road to Brussels with Shangai victory
Philip Milanov won the Discus Throw in the second leg of the IAAF Diamond League in Shangai (China). What a way to get ready for his Road to Brussels !
Thiam jumps 1.87m at St Lambert Square in Liège
At the AG Urban Memorial Van Damme Series in Liège Nafi Thiam started her outdoor season with a High Jump clearance of 1.87m. St Lambert Square in Liège was fully packed to watch the Olympic Champion compete. Nadiya Dusanova from Uzbekistan won the event.
First Diamond League meeting in Doha opens the 'Road to Brussels'
Olympic Champion Röhler set the most outstanding performance of the event. With 93.90m in the Javelin Throw he set a new German record and a Diamond League record but above all he became the second best javelin thrower in history.
Morris : I watched my 2016 video’s a million times over and over
The most beautiful moment in Sandi Morris’ career ? The American pole vaulter doesn’t hesitate. “The AG Memorial Van Damme in Brussels last year ! I watched that video a million times over and over again !”
Nafi Thiam at the AG Memorial Van Damme
Since she became an Olympic Champion in Rio Nafi Thiam is the greatest and the most famous Belgian athlete. No surprise that she is headlining the next Van Damme meeting.
AG Urban Memorial Van Damme Series
Last year’s initiative to bring athletics to the heart of a number of cities will be continued, with a Kids Athletics program, youth competitions and a high level event with one of the best Belgian athletes of the moment.
Munana Gatera, the art heptathlonist
For the first time in the meeting’s history the painting is made by an African artist. Munan Gatera was born in Ruanda on March, 12th 1974. He arrived in Belgium at the age of 13, first in Beauraing and then in Aywaille but he now lives and works in St Gilles (Brussels).
Thousand Hills of Hope
It is no coincidence that a painter from Ruanda was approached. The Memorial wants to put Ruanda in the spotlights with the new charity project “Thousand Hills of Hope”, represented by Imana Truyers.
Paralympic pre program, supported by Engie Electrabel
True to its mission, the AG Memorial Van Damme has two Paralympic events on the program, in collaboration with Engie Electrabel who is also a partner of the Belgian Paralympic Committee.
Nafi Thiam at opening AG Memorial in Liège on May, 6th
St Lambert Square in Liège has the honor to host the kick off edition of the 2017 AG Memorial Series on May, 6th. A High Jump competition with Nafi Thiam, a junior high jump competition and a Kids Athletics program will bring athletics straight in the heart of a number of Belgian cities.