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Belgian heptathlete Nafissatou Thiam on Saturday delivered Belgium its second gold medal at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Pieter Timmers on Wednesday won a silver medal for Belgium by finishing the men's 100m freestyle in 47.80, behind the 18-year-old Australian Kyle Chalmers who grabbed gold with 47.58.
Cyclist Greg Van Avermaet on Saturday brought home Belgium's first (gold) medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games after an exciting finish in the men's road race.
Belgium's Raf Van Puymbroeck was named Mister Gay Europe 2016 on Friday during the contest final in Oppdal, Norway.
Twenty-four paralympic athletes are on their way to Rio de Janeiro to represent Belgium at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games between 7 and 18 September.
Italian marathon runner Ivana Di Martina yesterday arrived in Brussels after running 900km in 13 days.
Belgian taekwondo athlete Mourad Laachraoui won the final of the European Taekwondo Championship for his weight group on Friday in the Swiss Montreux.
The route of the 20 km of Brussels run on 29 May will be altered to accommodate for the closed Stéphanie- and Montgomery tunnels, according to the RTBF.
Brussels has its first "street workout park" with the installation of new equipment in the Maximilian Park.
