17.09.2011 - Bekele: 'Great to be back'

Obviously Kenenisa Bekele was very happy with his victory. "After having been absent for two years this is a great return to the track", the Ethiopian said.

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17.09.2011 - 2012 Memorial

The 36th Belgacom Memorial Van Damme will be held on 7 September 2012.

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16.09.2011 - Borlée: 'A win on home soil is fantastic'

"The main aim today was to have fun", Kevin, second in the 400m behind his brother Jonathan, said.

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16.09.2011 - A Blake and Bolt double act

Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt formed a bit of a double act at the press conference of the Belgacom Memorial Van Damme.

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16.09.2011 - A world year best meeting

The 2011 Belgacom Memorial Van Damme 2011 was a grand cru one. Bolt and Blake dominated their sprint races, Chicherova nearly reeled in a world record.

The Belgian brothers Borlée could not be beaten in the 400 meter. more

16.09.2011 - Bekele: 'My body needs more training'

Kenemisa Bekele is very ambitious about his participation in the Belgacom Memorial Van Damme. The 10,000m runner aims at "a time between 26'35 and 26'45".

Which would land him a world year best performance.

At the World Championships in Daegu, Bekele had to bow out of the race halfway. No fifth consecutive title in the 10,000 meters for the Ethiopian Lion King. more

15.09.2011 - Borlée brothers from track to catwalk

On Wednesday the Borlée brothers excelled off the track too. At the gala dinner of the Belgacom Memorial Van Damme they strolled up and down the catwalk, together with other athletes such as Elodie Ouedraogo.

In the days before the Memorial an annual gala dinner is held in the Colonial Palace in Tervuren. This time the event also included a mini version fashion show. Among the people whom organiser Wilfried Meert managed to reel in were Jonathan and Kevin Borlée. more

15.09.2011 - The presale has ended.

The presale has ended. The last tickets can only be purchased on Friday from 12pm at the ticket booth on the Houba De Strooperlaan, right in front of the main entrance of the stadium.

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15.09.2011 - Bolt wants to shine on Memorial

Without a doubt the main star at the Belgacom Memorial Van Damme on Friday is Usain Bolt. The Jamaican sprint sensation aims to run a world year best at the 100m in the King Baudouin stadium.

In fact, the 100 metres was added to the program at the specific request of Bolt. So far the fastest time of the year is still by his fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell (9.78). It was a tired but cheery Bolt who addressed the press on Wednesday in the athletes' hotel in Brussels. more

13.09.2011 - Pistorius looks forward to compete against the Borlées brothers

Today Oscar Pistorius, the blade runner, came to talk to the press and is looking forward to his first race in Belgium. After his good competition at the World Championships in South Korea he still feels good.

Especially running against the Borlée brothers in their homeland gives him great motivation to run a fast race on Friday.

Through the years he competed several times against Kevin and Jonathan on the circuit and also in South-Africa. more