Belgian Athletics Championships

The Belgian Athletics Championships (; ) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Royal Belgian Athletics League, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Belgium.

Typically organised in July in Brussels, the event was first held in 1889 and introduced the first events for women in 1921. The competition was not held in the years from 1915 to 1918 due to World War I and also did not take place in 1940 and 1944 due to World War II.Belgian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-28.

Separate annual championship events are held for the 10,000 metres, relay races, combined track and field events, cross country running and the road running and racewalking events. There is also a Belgian Indoor Athletics Championships and an outdoor Belgian club championships.

Events The competition programme features a total of 34 individual Belgian Championship athletics events, 17 for men and 17 for women. There are six track running events, three obstacle events, four jumps, and four throws.

Track running 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres, 5000 metres Obstacle events 100 metres hurdles (women only), 110 metres hurdles (men only), 400 metres hurdles, 3000 metres steeplechase Jumping events Pole vault, high jump, long jump, triple jump Throwing events Shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, hammer throw

Men competed in a 200 metres hurdles until 1964, by which point the event had fallen out of favour in international competitions. The women's programme was gradually expanded from the 1960s onwards, with the 1500 m appearing in 1969, the 3000 m in 1973, triple jump in 1991, hammer throw and pole vault in 1995, and steeplechase in 2001. The women's hurdles events gradually changed too: the 80 metres hurdles became the 100 m version in 1969, a 200 m version was held from 1969 to 1975, then the women's 400 m hurdles began in 1976. The women's combined event was the athletics pentathlon up to 1980 and the 3000 metres was extended to match the men's 5000 m distance in 1995.

Editions Year Date Venue 1889 Brussels (Velodrome La Cambre) 1890 Brussels 1891 Brussels 1892 Brussels 1893 Brussels 1894 Brussels 1895 Brussels 1896 Brussels 1897 June 30 Anderlecht (Wielerbaan Brussels South) 1898 October 9 Brussels (Cinquantenaire) 1899 June 11 Brussels (Cinquantenaire) 1900 July 1 Forest (United SC) 1901 1902 1903 August 7 Brussels (Wielerbaan La Cambre) 1904 July 3 Brussels (Wielerbaan La Cambre) 1905 June 25 Brussels (Wielerbaan La Cambre) 1906 July 1 Brussels 1907 July 7 Uccle (Leopold Club) 1908 August 2 Uccle (Leopold Club) 1909 June 27 Uccle (The Goose Pond) 1910 June 19 Forest (Excelsior) 1911 June 25 Uccle (Leopold Club) 1912 June 30 Uccle (The Goose Pond) 1913 June 29 Ghent 1914 June 28 Antwerp (Beerschot) 1919 August 3 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 10 and 17 July Antwerp 1928 1 and 8 July Brussels 1929 14 and 21 July Ghent 1930 6 and 13 July Antwerp 1931 5 and 12 July Liege 1932 1933 July 9 Antwerp (Olympic Stadium) 1934 July 8 Antwerp (Olympic Stadium) 1935 July 7 Antwerp (Olympic Stadium) 1936 July 5 Antwerp (Olympic Stadium) 1937 July 25 Brussels (Heysel Stadium) 1938 Antwerp (Beerschot) 1939 Antwerp (Beerschot) 1941 Antwerp (Beerschot) 1942 August 2 Antwerp (Olympic Stadium) 1943 July 25 Antwerp (Olympic Stadium) 1945 Antwerp (Beerschot) 1946 July 28 Antwerp (Olympic Stadium) 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 21–22 July Brussels 1952 28–29 June Antwerp 1953 11–12 July Brussels 1954 7–8 August Brussels 1955 9–10 July Brussels (Heysel) 1956 4–5 August Brussels (Heysel) 1957 3–4 August Brussels (Heysel) 1958 2–3 August Brussels (Heysel) 1959 1–2 August Brussels (Heysel) 1960 30–31 July Brussels (Heysel) 1961 29–30 July Brussels (Heysel) 1962 14–15 July Brussels (Heysel) 1963 July 28 Leuven (sports) 1964 1–2 August Brussels (Heysel) 1965 7–8 August Brussels (Heysel) 1966 6–7 August Brussels (Heysel) 1967 5–6 August Brussels (Heysel) 1968 3–4 August Brussels (Heysel) 1969 2–3 August Brussels (Heysel) 1970 8–9 August Brussels 1971 July 31 and August 1 Brussels 1972 5–6 August Brussels 1973 1–19 August Brussels 1974 2–4 August Brussels 1975 8–10 August Brussels 1976 20–22 August Brussels 1977 8–10 July Brussels 1978 4–6 August Brussels (Heysel) 1979 10–12 August Brussels (Heysel) 1980 910 –August Brussels 1981 8–9 August Brussels 1982 7–8 August Brussels 1983 23–24 July Brussels 1984 7–8 July Brussels 1985 3–4 August Brussels 1986 9–10 August Brussels 1987 31 July–2 August Brussels 1988 2–4 September Brussels 1989 28–30 July Leuven–Heverlee 1990 8–9 September Naimette-Xhovémont 1991 3–4 August Brussels 1992 15–16 August Brussels 1993 24–25 July Brussels 1994 15–17 July Brussels 1995 15–16 July Oordegem 1996 10–11 August Oordegem 1997 5–6 July Brussels (King Baudouin Stadium) 1998 18–19 July Brussels 1999 17–18 July Brussels 2000 29–30 July Brussels 2001 June 30–July 1 Brussels 2002 6–7 July Brussels 2003 9–10 August Jambes 2004 10–11 July Brussels 2005 9–10 July Brussels 2006 8–9 July Brussels 2007 4–5 August Brussels 2008 5–6 July Naimette-Xhovémont 2009 1–2 August oordegem 2010 17–18 July Brussels 2011 23–24 July Brussels 2012 16–17 June Brussels 2013 20–21 July Brussels 2014 26–27 July Brussels 2015 25–26 July Brussels 2016 25–26 June Brussels 2017 1–2 July Brussels2018 7–8 July Brussels2019 31 August–1 September Brussels (King Baudouin Stadium)2020 14–16 August Brussels (King Baudouin Stadium)2021 26–27 June Brussels (King Baudouin Stadium)2022 24–26 June Gentbrugge (Wouter Weylandt Atletiekstadion)2023 29–30 July Bruges (Sportcentrum Julien Saelens)2024 29–30 June Brussels (King Baudouin Stadium)2025 2–3 August Brussels (King Baudouin Stadium)2026 25–26 July Kessel-Lo (Leuven)

Championships records Men EventRecordAthlete/TeamDatePlace100 m200 mPole vault

Women EventRecordAthlete/TeamDatePlace100 m10000 m30:51.18 Jana Van Lent6 June 2026Louvain-la-Neuve

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