Already holding the national record on 1,500 m (4.01.26, September 14, 2024, in Brussels), Elise improved the brand on July 16, in Naimette, offering a time of 14.51.13. But it was written that the record would not long be in possession of the 26 -year -old Hennuyère since, three days later, in London, his rival took the property in 14.42.93. And she famously improved it this Friday evening, the passer -by at… 14.37.47 after a race won by Kenyan Ngetich in 14.24.99 while Vanderelst crossed the arrival in 14.40.70, minimum world in pocket!
Naomi, finally …
Third in the 400 m hurdles, behind the American Cockrell (53.66) and the Panamanian Woodruff (53.89), Naomi Van den Broeck offered himself the record of Belgium, hitherto owned by Hanne Claes (54.33, since 2023), covering the distance in 54.12. A real relief for the 29 -year -old medicine student, studies that she is still pursuing in Norway.
“Yes! I had approached it several times. This is why I was impatiently awaiting the verdict of the chronometer. So I am delighted, especially since I made this record in front of this fantastic public, where many members of my family were. I had seen Cynthia Bolingo prevail here, at the King Baudouin stadium, and I wanted to succeed.
Naomi found that his race was perfectible.
“In fact, I crossed the last hedge in the bad leg by previously 18 strides instead of 17, which slowed me down. I therefore think I can run even faster, if possible under the 54.00. Anyway, this record is a boost in the perspective of the World Cup.”
And to say that Naomi had already participated in the van Damme memorial in… 2012.
“I was young and I had taken the worst start from my career, which I absolutely wanted to reproduce.”
To the list of records of Belgium, was added Ruben Querinjean, athlete … Belgian-Luxembourg, who ran the 3,000 m steeplechase in 8.09.47, erasing a certain William Van Dijck, just entered the Hall of Fame of the Van Damme Memorial, which had signed a time of 8.10.01 in 1986!
In the same race, Tim Van de Velde succeeded in the minimum world in 8.14.40.
Find all the results of the evening
– 22h03: The Belgian relay signed a time of 41.16 during the 4x100m mixed relay of the 49th edition of the Van Damme Memorial, Friday at the King Baudouin stadium in Brussels.
Simon Verses, Rani Rosius, Kobe Vleminickx et Delphine Nccanea finished 2nd and were faster than the time of 41.24 established by Janie de Nayer, Lotte van Lent, Robbe Torfs et Rendel Vermeulen During the world relays on May 10 in Guangzhou in China.
A Dutch quartet won in 40.96.
A second Belgian relay with Amine Kasmi, Rani Vincke, Antoine Snyders and Janie de Naeyer took 3rd place in 41.69.
For the first time on the World Relays menu, but not yet at the world athletics championships from September 13 to 21 in Tokyo, the mixed relay, as the World Athletics test test, closed the 49th edition of the Brussels Meeting on Friday.
– 21h56: Daniel Segers finished fourth in the 400 meter of the 49th edition of the Van Damme Memorial, the penultimate round of the Diamond League on Friday.
Segers ran in 44.90. He had established his personal record at 44.63 this season and was qualified for the Tokyo Worlds, just like Alexander Doom. The limit is 44.85.
Doom finished seventh and penultimate in 45.27. Its Belgian record is set at 44.15. His best time in the season is 44.66.
The American Jacory Patterson won in 44.05 ahead of his compatriot Vernon Norwood (44.62) and the British Charles Dobson (44.81).
– 21h29: The Dutchman Niels Laros won the 1,500m, in 3: 30.58.
The duel between the three Belgian specialists in the discipline turned in favor of Ruben Vereyden In 3: 32.71, 7th under 3: 33.00 hoped.
Pieter SISK is 11th in 3: 33.30. Jochem Vermeulen is him 12th with his best time of the season (3: 33.42).
Pieter Sisk is qualified both over 800m and 1,500m for the Tokyo World Championships from September 13 to 21 and confirmed that he would double these distances in the Japanese capital.
Ruben Verheyden holds the Belgian record in 3: 30.99 since June 20 in Paris when he had dispossessed Jochem Vermeulen (3: 31.74). All three are qualified for Tokyo on the 1,500m.
– 21h16: Janna van lent improved its Belgian record on 5,000m. Current in 14: 37.47, Jana Van Lent beaten over 5 seconds her old brand of 14: 42.93 established on July 18 in London. Elise Vanderelst Also done better, with a time of 14: 40.70, and succeeds the minimum for the world championships on the distance next month in Tokyo.
– 20h58: The 100m Belgium record is still the property of Kim Gevaert. Rani Rosius indeed ran the straight line in 11.42, while Delphine Nansa succeeded in his personal record of the season in 11.24, for 4/100s.
The current director of the Brussels athletic meeting thus remains holding the best Belgian brand in history over 100m in 11.04 (wind: +2.0m/s) since July 9, 2006, already in Brussels.
The 100m female will have been high-flying with the victory of the American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden. The 24 -year -old American, in bronze at the Paris Olympic Games, is still undefeated over 100 meters this season (9 victories) with the best performance of the world year to her credit (10.65).
The legend of the Sprint Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is 4th in 11.17. The double Olympic champion of the 100m, 38, will end her career after the season.
– 20h49: Tim van de Velde has managed the time limit for the world championships next month in Tokyo on the 3,000m steeple. He signed a time of 8: 14.40, he who had so far run in 8: 18.68. To qualify for the world championships in Tokyo from September 13 to 21, you had to run the 3,000m steeple in 8: 15.00.
The event was won on Friday by Luxembourg Ruben Querinjean in 8: 09.47.
20h33: Alexander Ogando was the fastest on the 200m. The Dominican ran in 20.16 ahead of the American Robert Gregory, 2nd in 20.19. The American Christian Coleman, the triple world champion, is 4th in 20.42.
Kobe Vleminckx27 years old, took 8th place in 21.40 he who has a personal record at 20.23.
– 20h12: Naomi van den Broeck broke the Belgian record for 400m hedgesfinishing 3rd! She ran in 54.12 erasing the Hanne Claes record for tablets succeeded in 54.33 on July 2, 2023 in a meeting in La Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland.
Pauline Couckuyt28, is 8th in 55.73, she who has already run in 54.45. The best time of Naomi van den Broeck was a time of 54.37. The race was won on Friday by the American Anna Cockrell in 53.66 ahead of the Panamanian Gianna Woodruff.
– 20h08: Nafi Thiam made a leap to 6m40 during the competition the lengthfinishing 5th. She validated the first and only of her first four jumps at 6m15, she who has already jumped at 6m86. She especially wanted to test her momentum, which allowed her to leap to 6m40 to her 5th try. His 6th and last test was counted zero for the 4th time of the evening. The length competition was won on Friday by the Dutch paralympic athlete, a double paralympic champion, Fleur Jong with a bond at 6m77.
– 20h04: Gift Leotleta won the 100m. The South African traveled the straight line in 10.13 in front of his compatriot Bayanda Walaza (10.18) and the American Brandon Hicklin (10.22). Belgian side, Emiel Botterman is 5th in 10.39. His personal record is 10.28. Simon Verherstraeten is 6th in 10.41, he who has already run in 10.06.
– 19h59: Thomas Carmoy took 2nd place in the competition the height. He crossed heights at 2m14 and 2m18 at his first try before erasing a 2m22 bar at his 3rd test. He also resumed three times, but the Namurois then spent 2m25. After two attempts missed at 2m28, the Namurois tried vainly 2m30 which would have been his personal record. Its best jump remains a height of 2m29. Ukrainian Oleh Doroshchuk won it at 2m25 too. The Olympic champion, the New Zealander Hamish Kerr, had to settle for 4th place (2m18) behind the Roman Jamaican Beckford (2m22).
Jeff Vermeiren, 25, crossed a 2m14 bar at him in his 2nd test before missing three tries at 2m18, he who has already jumped a bar at 2m27. It is 8th.
– 19h47: Eliott Crestan win the 800m! The Namurois won in 1: 43.91 to remain undefeated in his races this year, he who is targeting a finalist at the World Championships in Tokyo next month. For the time being, Eliott Crestan must count on its world ranking to reach the Japanese capital from September 13 to 21. The Italian Francesco Pernici took 2nd place on Friday in 1: 44.05. The Dutchman Samuel Chapple, 3rd in 1: 44.36, completes the podium of the evening.
19h37: Double T54 Paralympic champion in Paris last summer (over 100m and 400m), Leah the babies30 years old, ran in 52.24 to get ahead of the British Melanie Woods (54.18) on the 400m T53/54. Léa Bayakula has already run in 50.91. The world record is the property of the American Tatyana McFadden in 50.46 since last May. The young Johanne Balbaert, 18, took him 5th place in the 400m T53/54 in 56.41 in a race won by the Portuguese Mamudo Balde in 46.11. On 100m T63, Ilias Benkaddour, 32, signed a time of 15.38 (8th). South African Michael Puseletso Mabote won in 12.08.
19h35: Imke Vervaet second of 400m.
– 19h10 : Impressive as Borlée Dylan ! The Belgian, after an impressive race, shortly missed the first Belgian victory of the evening. With a time of 44.94 seconds at 400mhe passed under 45 seconds for the first time in his career. Only Jamaican Antonio Watson was a little faster. Jonathan Sacoor joins the podium in third position.
– 19h00 : Nina Derwael was honored at the Van Damme memorial on Friday at the King Baudouin stadium in Brussels.
Olympic champion and double world champion with asymmetrical bars, the 25 -year -old Limburg, received a vibrant tribute by the organizers and the public of the Brussels athletics.
During a small opening ceremony, Nina Derwael had taken their place in an old vehicle to go on track while the giant stadium screen broadcast a video of its biggest exploits.
The opportunity to also highlight William Van Dijck and Aries Merritt inducted at the Hall of Fame of the Van Damme Memorial the day before. The first, specialist in the 3,000m steeplechase, had run in 8: 10.01, the best world performance of the year and record of Belgium still relevant, it was in 1986, the year of its sports titles of the year and the National Trophy of Sports Merit.
