Belgium at the 2022 World Games explained

Games:	World Games
Games Link:	2022 World Games
Year:	2022
Noc:	BEL
Nocname:	Belgian Olympic Committee
Competitors:	75
Sports:	22
Location:	Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Start Date:	7 July 2022
End Date:	17 July 2022
Gold:	11
Silver:	4
Bronze:	5
Rank:	7

Belgium competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022.^[1] Athletes representing Belgium won 11 gold medals, four silver medals and five bronze medals. The country finished in 7th place in the medal table.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
			Men's 10,000 m point race
			Men's 10,000 m elimination race
			Men's 10,000 m point elimination race
			Men's 15,000 m elimination race
			Mixed pair
			Men's ne-waza 69 kg
			Women's fighting 57 kg
			Men's boulder
			Women's group

			Mixed
			Men's group
	Team Belgium		Mixed tournament
			Men's 1000 m sprint
			Men's freestyle
			Women's 4x25 m manikin relay
	Team Belgium		Men's outdoor 640 kg

Invitational sports

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
			Women's individual
			Mixed relay

Competitors

width=150	Sports	width=45	Men	width=45	Women	width=45	Total
Acrobatic gymnastics	5	4	9
Air sports	1	0	1
Archery	0	1	1
Billiards sports	1	0	1
Boules sports	0	2	2
Canoe marathon	1	0	1
Dancesport	1	2	3
Duathlon	3	3	6
Inline speed skating	1	0	1
Ju-jitsu	2	2	4
Karate	1	0	1
Kickboxing	0	1	1
Korfball	7	7	14
Lifesaving	5	5	10
Orienteering	1	0	1
Parkour	1	0	1
Powerlifting	1	0	1
Sport Climbing	2	1	3
Squash	0	1	1
Trampoline gymnastics	1	0	1
Tug of war	11	0	11
Waterskiing	1	0	1
Total	46	29	75

Acrobatic gymnastics

See main article: Acrobatic gymnastics at the 2022 World Games.

Belgium won three medals in acrobatic gymnastics.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		Balance	Dynamic	Total
		Balance	Dynamic	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Helena Heijens Bram Roettger	Mixed pair	29.980	29.830	59.810	1st Q	29.700
Simon De Wever Jonas Raus Viktor Vermeire Wannes Vlaeminck	Men's group	28.290	27.900	56.190	3rd Q	29.360
Kim Bergmans Lise De Meyst Bo Hollebosch	Women's group	27.750	28.630	56.380	3rd Q	29.970

Air sports

See main article: article and Air sports at the 2022 World Games.

Belgium competed in drone racing.^[3]

Archery

See main article: article and Archery at the 2022 World Games.

Belgium competed in archery.^[4]

Boules sports

See main article: Boules sports at the 2022 World Games.

Belgium competed in boules sports.^[5]

Canoe marathon

See main article: article and Canoe marathon at the 2022 World Games.

Belgium competed in canoe marathon.^[6]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Daan Cox	Men's short distance	14:50.94	14th Q	15:11.80	13th
Men's long distance	1:34:47.20	16th

Cue sports

See main article: article and Cue sports at the 2022 World Games.

Belgium competed in cue sports.^[7]

Dancesport

See main article: article and Dancesport at the 2022 World Games.

Belgium competed in dancesport.^[8]

Athlete	Event	Group stage				Quarterfinal	Semi-final	Final /
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Maxime Blieck	B-Girls	L 0 – 2	L 1 – 1	W 2 – 0	3rd	align=center colspan=4	did not advance
Camine Van Hoof	W 2 – 0	W 2 – 0	L 0 – 2	2nd Q	L 0 – 2	align=center colspan=3	did not advance

Duathlon

See main article: Duathlon at the 2022 World Games.

Belgium competed in duathlon.^[9]

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Vincent Bierinckx	align=left rowspan=3	Men's race	1:50:12	6th
Arnaud Dely	1:49:32	5th
Angelo Vandecasteele	1:49:04	4th
Lotte Claes	align=left rowspan=3	Women's race	align=center colspan=2	DSQ
Maurine Ricour	2:01:38
Laura Swannet	align=center colspan=2	DSQ
Arnaud Dely Maurine Ricour	align=left rowspan=2	Mixed relay	1:19:25
Vincent Bierinckx Lotte Claes	1:20:00	4th

Ju-jitsu

See main article: Ju-jitsu at the 2022 World Games.

Belgium competed in ju-jitsu.^[10] ^[11] ^[12]

Athlete	Event	Group stage			Semi-final	Final /
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Florian Bayili	Men's ne-waza 69 kg	W 14 – 0	W 6 – 2	1st Q	W 14 – 0	W ADV
Licai Pourtois	Women's fighting 57 kg	W 14 – 0	W 10 – 2	1st Q	W 16 – 4	W walkover
Charis Gravensteyn Ian Lodens	Mixed duo	L 69.5 – 72	W 72 – 67.5	2nd Q	W 71.5 – 69.5	L 74.5 – 75

Karate

See main article: Karate at the 2022 World Games.

Belgium competed in karate.^[13]

Kickboxing

See main article: article and Kickboxing at the 2022 World Games.

Belgium competed in kickboxing.^[14]

Korfball

See main article: Korfball at the 2022 World Games.

Belgium won the silver medal in the korfball tournament.^[15]

Lifesaving

See main article: article and Lifesaving at the 2022 World Games.

Belgium competed in lifesaving.^[16]

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Corentin Stavart	Men's 100 m manikin tow with fins	53.46	6th
Aurelie Romanini	Women's 50 m manikin carry	36.18	6th
align=left rowspan=2	Bo Van de Plas	Women's 100 m manikin tow with fins	59.60	5th
Women's 200 m super lifesaver	2:25.57	4th
Joni Ceusters Jeroen Lecoutere Maarten Van Laethem Jelle Vandersteen	Men's 4x25 m manikin relay	1:10.79	5th
align=left rowspan=2	Joni Ceusters Jeroen Lecoutere Corentin Stavart Maarten Van Laethem	Men's 4x50 m obstacle relay	1:42.22	8th
Men's 4x50 m medley relay	1:32.76	8th
align=left rowspan=2	Sofie Boogaerts Stefanie Lindekens Aurelie Romanini Nele Vanbuel	Women's 4x25 m manikin relay	1:23.41
Women's 4x50 m medley relay	1:43.18	8th
Sofie Boogaerts Stefanie Lindekens Aurelie Romanini Bo Van de Plas	Women's 4x50 m obstacle relay	1:55.66	8th

Orienteering

See main article: article and Orienteering at the 2022 World Games.

Belgium competed in orienteering.^[17]

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Yannick Michiels	Men's sprint	15:13	12th
Men's middle distance	40:34	20th

Parkour

See main article: article and Parkour at the 2022 World Games.

Belgium won one bronze medal in parkour.^[18] ^[19]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Jérémy Lorsignol	Men's speedrun	24.59	5th Q	25.93	5th
Men's freestyle	19.5	6th Q	22.0

Powerlifting

See main article: article and Powerlifting at the 2022 World Games.

Belgium competed in powerlifting.^[20]

Road speed skating

See main article: article and Road speed skating at the 2022 World Games.

Belgium competed in road speed skating.^[21]

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Bart Swings	Men's 10,000 m point race	27p
Men's 15,000 m elimination race	25:43.092

Sport climbing

See main article: article and Sport climbing at the 2022 World Games.

Belgium competed in sport climbing.^[10] ^[22]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Hannes Van Duysen	align=left rowspan=2	Men's boulder	1T4z	7th	align=center colspan=2	did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Nicolas Collin	2T3z	6th Q	4T4z
Men's lead	36+	3rd Q	22+	6th
align=left rowspan=2	Chloe Caulier	Women's boulder	2T4z	8th	align=center colspan=2	did not advance
Women's lead	28+	8th Q	29	8th

Squash

See main article: article and Squash at the 2022 World Games.

Belgium won one medal in squash.^[23] ^[24]

Track speed skating

See main article: article and Track speed skating at the 2022 World Games.

Belgium competed in track speed skating.^[25]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary Round		Semi-finals		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Bart Swings	Men's 1000 m sprint	1:24.765	6th Q	1:23.931	1st Q	1:27.339
Men's 10,000 m point elimination race	18p
Men's 10,000 m elimination race	15:16.914

Trampoline gymnastics

See main article: article and Trampoline gymnastics at the 2022 World Games.

Belgium competed in trampoline gymnastics.^[26]

Tug of war

See main article: Tug of war at the 2022 World Games.

Belgium won one medal in tug of war.^[27]

Water skiing

See main article: article and Water skiing at the 2022 World Games.

Belgium competed in water skiing.^[28]

Notes and References

Web site: Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA). 26 March 2022. International World Games Association.
Web site: Acrobatic Gymnastics Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220719145025/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Acrobatic+Gymnastics.pdf . 19 July 2022 . 19 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
Web site: Drone Racing Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712231140/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Drone+Racing.pdf . 12 July 2022 . 12 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
Web site: Archery Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220715232555/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Archery.pdf . 15 July 2022 . 15 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
Web site: Boules Sports Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220714135138/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Boules+Sports.pdf . 14 July 2022 . 14 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
Web site: Canoe Marathon Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220713061725/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Canoe+Marathon.pdf . 13 July 2022 . 13 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
Web site: Billiard Sports Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220718062404/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Billiard+Sports.pdf . 18 July 2022 . 19 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
Web site: Dancesport Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220710033038/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=DanceSports.pdf . 10 July 2022 . 12 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
Web site: Duathlon Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220718121005/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Duathlon.pdf . 18 July 2022 . 18 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
News: Berkeley . Geoff . 15 July 2022 . Jonsson wins all-Swedish archery final at Birmingham 2022 World Games . . 16 July 2022.
News: Brennan . Eliott . 16 July 2022 . Ju-jitsu glory for Mochulskyi, Pilz returns to sport climbing summit at World Games . . 18 July 2022.
Web site: Ju-jitsu Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717113819/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Ju-Jitsu.pdf . 17 July 2022 . 17 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
Web site: Karate Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220710164133/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Karate.pdf . 10 July 2022 . 10 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
Web site: Kickboxing Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220715113949/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Kickboxing.pdf . 15 July 2022 . 15 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
Web site: Korfball Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220718205134/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Korfball.pdf . 18 July 2022 . 18 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
Web site: Lifesaving Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712142132/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Life+Saving.pdf . 12 July 2022 . 12 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
Web site: Orienteering Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717195909/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Orienteering.pdf . 17 July 2022 . 17 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
News: Berkeley . Geoff . 10 July 2022 . Egyptian sumo team banned from World Games over "poor sportsmanship" . . 12 July 2022.
Web site: Parkour Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712171649/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Parkour.pdf . 12 July 2022 . 12 July 2022 . 202 World Games.
Web site: Powerlifting Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220710222906/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Powerlifting.pdf . 10 July 2022 . 10 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
Web site: Road Speed Skating Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712163741/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Speed+Skating+Road.pdf . 12 July 2022 . 12 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
Web site: Sport Climbing Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717061140/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Sport+Climbing.pdf . 17 July 2022 . 18 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
News: Brennan . Eliott . 17 July 2022 . Crouin and Gilis claim squash titles at Birmingham 2022 World Games . InsideTheGames.biz . 18 July 2022.
Web site: Squash Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717203830/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Squash.pdf . 17 July 2022 . 17 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
Web site: Track Speed Skating Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712150524/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Speed+Skating+Track.pdf . 12 July 2022 . 12 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
Web site: Trampoline Gymnastics Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717192451/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Trampoline+Gymnastics.pdf . 17 July 2022 . 17 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
Web site: Tug of War Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717123948/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Tug+of+War.pdf . 17 July 2022 . 17 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
Web site: Waterski & Wakeboard Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717140126/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Waterski+%26+Wakeboard.pdf . 17 July 2022 . 18 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.