Clash of the powerhouses

This year the field in the Men’s Shot Put at the AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme looks incredibly strong. The top 7 finishers at the World Championships will be on the infield on Friday Sep. 11th at the King Baudouinstadium.

Bolt in the 200m, Gatlin in the 100m in Brussels

The two fastest men on earth will be competing in Brussels, that was already confirmed. Now it has been decided in which events they will appear. Also gold medal winners Yego, Barber and Ibarguen will be present.

Dafne Schippers at AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme

Dutch athlete Dafne Schippers took the 100m silver medal on Monday August, 24th at the World Championships. The second fastest woman in the world joins the field at the AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme on Sep, 11th to compete in the 200m.

Bolt as world champion at the AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme

Usain Bolt will come to the AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme as the new 100m world champion.

Newly elected IAAF President Seb Coe will attend AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme

The organizing committee of the AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme congratulates Sebastian Coe for being elected as the new IAAF President and wishes him all the best in his new job. The Brussels Diamond League Meeting is proud and delighted to welcome the new IAAF President as their guest of honour on September, 11th on what will be Sebastian Coe’s first official appearance in Europe as the new IAAF President.

Athletics fans demonstrate to save the national stadium in Brussels

Former stars of Belgian Athletics Tia Hellebaut, Kim Gevaert and Cédric Van Branteghem demonstrated on Sunday July, 27th to save the King Baudouinstadium. The national athletics stadium that also hosts the Brussels Diamond League meeting will be demolished by 2020, according to a decision of the government of the Region of Brussels Capital.

[Translate to English:] Ex-atleten breken lans voor AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme op KBC Nacht

Usain Bolt is coming to Brussels DL for the seventh time

Usain Bolt will be present on Friday Sep.11th at the AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme.

Marieke Vervoort makes her comeback

As we did in the two previous editions the AG Insurance Memorial van Damme includes two Paralympic events in its competition program, in collaboration with the Belgian Paralympic Committee.

Collaboration with Rabat continues

On Sunday June, 14th the organizing committee of the Memorial Van Damme will support the organisation of the IAAF World Challenge Meeting in Rabat (Morocco).