More medals than ever for Flemish Olympic and Paralympic top sport
The Flemish Olympic top sport index as well as the Paralympic top sport index have reached a record last year. That's according to the latest figures published on Thursday by Statistiek Vlaanderen (Flanders Statistics).
Since 2012, there has been a distinct increase in the Flemish top sport index. This increase can be measured by the number of medals and top 8 places obtained at the Olympic Games, European and World Championships in Olympic disciplines.
The Paralympic and bi-communal (Flemish and French community) Indexes are calculated in the exact same way as the Flemish Olympic top sport index. The bi-communal index has also known a significant increased since 2015. The index of the French community has increased on a slower pace in the last few years.
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Paralympique swimmer Chloe Sebille pictured during a press visit to the training camp of the athletes of the Paralympic Team Belgium, ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Ⓒ BELGA PHOTO ERIC LALMAND