Belgium sends 18 athletes and two relay teams to European U23 Championships
Belgium will send a delegation of 18 individual athletes and two relay teams to the European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, later this month.
The team includes Elie Bacari and Zeno Van Neygen in the 110m hurdles and Tristan Gevaert in the 10,000m. Mimoun Abdoul Wahab, who recently competed at the European Team Championships, will run in the 400m hurdles. Belgium will also field teams in the men's 4x100m and 4x400m relays.
Among the women, Noor Koekelkoren will run the 100m hurdles and Merel Maes will compete in the high jump. Three Belgians are entered in the multi-discipline events: Laura Van den Brande and Sennah Vanhoeijen in the heptathlon and Dai Keïta in the decathlon.
At the previous U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland, in 2023, Belgium won two medals: Delphine Nkansa took gold in the 200m and Elien Vekemans won silver in the pole vault.
The championships take place from 17-20 July.
The Belgian delegation
Women: Elena Kluskens (800m), Nel Vanopstal (1,500m), Steffi De Saegher & Noor Koekelkoren (100m hurdles), Charlotte Penneman (10,000m), Merel Maes (high jump), Lola Lepère (pole vault), Laura Van den Brande & Sennah Vanhoeijen (heptathlon)
Men: Elie Bacari & Zeno Van Neygen (110m hurdles), Mimoun Abdoul Wahab (400m hurdles), Clément Labar (3,000m steeplechase), Tristan Gevaert (10,000m), Andreas De Lathauwer & Alexander Anthonissen (shot put), Devlin Neyens (hammer throw), Dai Keïta (decathlon)
Men’s 4x100m: Olivier Lifrange, Cedric Verschueren, Rendel Vermeulen, Timber Huysmans, Robbe Torfs
Men’s 4x400m: Jaron De Vriese, Nils Romswinkel, Tijs Bruyns, Tibo Malumgre, Killian Mersseman
Belgium's Noor Koekelkoren in the 100m hurdles at the World U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, 29 August 2024 BELGA PHOTO SONYA MALETER
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