Sports have been an integral part of Belgium’s history. It is blessed with successful sports personalities in different fields of sports who have won many medals and trophies for the country. Sport falls under the responsibility of the 3 Belgian communities
Football
3 times winners of The UEFA Cup Winners Cup 2 times The UEFA Cup and 3 Times the UEFA Supercup Belgium stands out tall against rivals. Jan Ceulemans, Timmy Simons Bernard Voorhoof , Raymond Mommens, Franky Van Der Elst, Franky Vercauteren, Luc Nilis, Enzo Scifo, Paul Van Himst Jean-Marie Pfaff , Vincent Kompany, Thomas Vermaelen, Jan Vertonghen, Marouane Fellaini, Romelu Lukaku, Christian Benteke and Eden Hazard are some of the footballers who share the Hall of Fame.
Cycling
Cycling is one of the most popular sports of Belgium. Cyclists of Belgium have stunned the world by their speed at various international games. Be it Olympics or Tour of France, Tour of Flanders or UCI Mountain Bike world cup Belgium cyclist have emerged as winners. In cyclo-cross, Belgian competitors have gained 25 gold medals at the UCI Cyclo-cross Men World Championships since 1950 and 54 medals overall.. Some of the famous players include Eddy Merckx, Michel Pollentier Johan De Muynck and Philippe Gilbert. Belgium has currently two professional cycling teams competing in the UCI ProTour: Etixx-Quick Step and Lotto-Soudal.
Tennis
Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters, winners of WTA World No. 1 ranked first established a firm footing for Belgium in the tennis court. Players from Belgium have won various ATP and WTA titles for the country. Even today Xavier Malisse, Olivier Rochus, Steve Darcis and David Goffin continue with stellar in the ITF Rankings.
Basketball
After tennis title snatching continued in Basket ball as well. Belgium has many efficient basketball players with Axel Hervelle being the historic legend. The biggest venues for basketball in Belgium is the Spiroudome in Charleroi
Volley Ball
Royal Belgian Volleyball Federation organizes and controls volley ball in Belgium. Not as popular as cycling and football players have won some titles for the country.
Others
Rally races and rugby are upcoming games which Belgium is trying to explore.
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