The AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme will remain in safe hands and is ready the meet the challenges of the future. Former high performance athlete Van Branteghem worked for quite some time as the assistant meeting director in close cooperation with Meert to pick up all the necessary experience.
“After 40 years I hand the baton to Cédric. We have been working closely together for one and a half year but we know each other for a longer time. I am happy that I can hand over a strong event to Cédric. The meeting is carried by the strong shoulders of Golazo as an event management company and by AG Insurance as a strong title partner,” explained Meert.
“Like every high performance sportsman I want to end my career when the energy is still high and the results are still bright. I am happy to continue the relationships with the other Diamond League meetings and with the IAAF in the future”, said Meert.
For the new Meeting director Cédric Van Branteghem a dream is coming true. “As a little child I already dreamed to compete at the Memorial one day. In my first appearance at this meeting I ran a national 400m record and I also competed here in the last race of my career. Therefore it is an honor for me to receive the baton from Wilfried Meert.”
Bob Verbeeck, chief executive officer of the AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme expressed his confidence in Van Branteghem. “I am involved in the event since 2002. Across the years the Memorial has become a strong catalyzer of Belgian Athletics. I want to thank Wilfried for all the efforts that he has done and I have full confidence in our new meeting director and in our strong team.”
During the presentation it was also confirmed that AG Insurance will continue to act as the title partner of the Memorial Van Damme. AG Insurance and the Memorial Van Damme are working together since 2014.
Officially the 41st AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme will be lauched on Sunday, April 9th in the King Baudouin Stadium at the occasion of the Brussels 10K. In 2017 the successful series of AG Urban Memorial Van Damme that brings the sports colose to the people will also be held throughout the country.
13.430 tickets have already been sold for the next edition of the Brussels Diamond League.
22 February, 2017
